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The company is exempt from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Governance · Policy statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 13
The charity aims to diversify its income and has begun showing progress in this area.
The Board recognises that diversification of income is imperative, and some progress has been made in this area
Financial · Policy statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
Black Country Mental Health is working with Black Country CAMHS to support children and young people.
The work with Black Country CAMHS supporting children and young people with their parents will continue into the next financial year as will the work with Talking Therapies Plus
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
The charity has designated reserves of £48,071 as of the year ending March 2025.
In 2024/2025 the designated fund was reviewed, and it was decided that a more accurate figure for designated reserves was £48,071 (2024: £49,000)
Financial · Metric statement
The charity's income sources include counselling, training, donations, and fundraising.
During the year, the main sources of funding were derived from delivering counselling, training, donations and fundraising together with support from a number of local companies
Financial · Funding statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Black Country Mental Health is working with local companies to deliver mental health training.
We are also working with a local First Aid training company to deliver Mental Health First Aid on their behalf
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 8
The charity aims to maintain six months' worth of salaries and operating overheads as reserves.
The Trustees hold the view that a minimum of six months' salaries and operating overheads should be maintained so that any reduction in funding brought about by political change or otherwise would not have an immediate effect on the services of the charity
Financial · Policy statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
Black Country Mental Health has a surplus of £10,491 for the year ending March 2025.
The Statement of Financial Activities shows income for the year of £106,412 with expenditure of £95,921 resulting in a surplus of £10,491
Financial · Metric statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 7
The charity has experienced high levels of vandalism and theft at the Growing In the Park Horticultural Project.
Sadly, we have experienced a high volume of vandalism and theft of plants.
Operational · Observational claim · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The Growing In the Park Horticultural Project is managed and operated by volunteers.
This project continues to be managed and operated by volunteers. It remains a source of support to manage mental health by giving the volunteers the opportunity to be in the open air in a tranquil setting
Service · Observational claim · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Black Country Mental Health received £12,000 from the Party with a Purpose event and another £9,000 for Cruse.
During the year under review we were pleased to receive £12,000.00 from the Party with a Purpose arranged by Kay Hinton at Wolverhampton Racecourse with a further £9,000 being donated to Cruse
Financial · Funding statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
The charity's activities include bereavement and grief counselling, which supports a large number of individuals.
This continues to be a much-needed service as we have been able to support a large number of adults and children through their grieving process. This service continues to be beneficial to a large number of individuals.
Service · Observational claim · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 5
Black Country Mental Health aims to promote good mental health and support those experiencing emotional or mental distress.
The objects of Black Country Mental Health are 'to promote the preservation and maintenance of good mental health as well as assisting with the recovery of and providing support for those people experiencing emotional or mental distress in the Black Country
Policy · Policy statement · From Black Country Mental Health — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 4
The charity aims to expand its services and address future financial challenges with high reserves.
Part of the purpose of this role, which has become subsumed into the Project Manager role with a proportionate increase in hours, is to seek new markets and new funding to address future known and unknown financial shortfalls: cuts to our contract income from the local authority came into play in 2021-22.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 30
Hitchin Community Gardens received a total of £20,000 from North Herts District Council’s Prosperity Grant.
North Herts District Council (Prosperity Grant) - £20,000
Financial · Funding statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 26
The charity has no fixed assets as of August 25th, 2025.
Net Value of Assets as of 31st August 25 is £0
Financial · Metric statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 27
Hitchin Community Gardens needs reserves to meet unexpected costs and provide working capital during funding gaps.
Hitchin Community Garden’s reserves policy states that reserves should be between 18% and 58% of turnover. Reserves at 31st August 2025 are £55,760 of which £22,057 are restricted. £55,760 represents 52% of turnover.
Financial · Policy statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 30
Hitchin Community Gardens has reserves of £55,760 at the end of August 2025.
Reserves at 31st August 2025 are £55,760 of which £22,057 are restricted.
Financial · Metric statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 30
Hitchin Community Gardens received £384 from Herts County Council’s Councillors’ Locality Funds.
Herts County Council – £384 (Councillors’ Locality Funds)
Financial · Funding statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 26
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the FRSSE and the 2015 SORP.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the FRSSE and the 2015 SORP
Financial · Procedural statement · From Hitchin Community Gardens — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 August 2025, page 26