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The charity was established in 1919 and registered as a charity on November 6, 1963.
The fund was established in 1919 and first registered as a charity called The Retreat, York (operating as The Retreat Benevolent Fund) on 6 November 1963
Context · Observational claim · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 14
The charity's financial statements were approved by the trustees on a specific date.
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 16 -18 -2
Governance · Procedural statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 13
The charity has developed new promotional materials and distributed them to Quaker Meetings.
We sent these to 242 Quaker Meetings, together with a letter explaining our aims and purposes
Service · Commitment statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
The charity aims to minimize the time applicants have to wait for grant decisions.
We try to minimise the time applicants have to wait before hearing the outcome of their application
Service · Commitment statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
The trustees meet in person twice a year and online three or four times.
The trustees continue to meet in person twice a year and online three or four times times a year
Governance · Procedural statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
The charity will continue to develop its grant-giving processes.
We will continue to develop our work on being an effective and efficient grant giving charity
Operational · Commitment statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
The charity aims to spend all income generated in the year.
The Fund aims to spend income generated in the year in full
Financial · Policy statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
The charity made grants totaling £58,456 to individuals and projects.
Grants totaling £58,456 were made to 44 individuals and 3 Projects
Service · Funding statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 4
The charity's gross income for the year was £70,059.
Gross income for the year was £70,059 (2024: £74,244)
Financial · Funding statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 4
The charity's financial statements comply with FRS 102 and the Charities SORP.
have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities SORP
Financial · Policy statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 4
The charity aims to relieve sickness and promote mental health by providing grants.
to relieve sickness and promote and protect mental health by providing grants to beneficiaries who cannot afford the fees to be able to access care at either The Retreat York or other psychiatric hospitals in the UK
Service · Policy statement · From Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 4
Young and Sweet secured funding from the Big Lottery to support core costs, activity delivery, and developing a 'grow your own' programme.
Funding secured by the Network from the big lottery has contributed to our core costs, activity delivery and developing our 'grow your own' programme where we employ 16+ years old and train them in house.
Commissioning · Funding statement · From Young and Sweet — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
Young and Sweet aims to accumulate sufficient financial reserves to meet twelve months' running costs, currently estimated at £75,000.
The medium-term aim is to accumulate sufficient unrestricted financial reserves to meet 12 months' running costs. This figure is currently estimated to be in the region of £75,000 but will be reviewed annually.
Financial · Policy statement · From Young and Sweet — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
Young and Sweet has £45,421 in reserves, estimated to cover about seven months of running costs.
Young and Sweet have £45421 in reserves which is roughly estimated to be 7 months running cost.
Financial · Metric statement · From Young and Sweet — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 6
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year ending December 2025.
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none.)
Governance · Observational claim · From Turning Corners — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 12
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within specific sections of the Taxes Act 1988 and Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.
Financial · Policy statement · From Turning Corners — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 12
The charity did not receive any remuneration or benefits from trustees in the year ending December 2025.
None of the trustees (or persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits during the year.
Governance · Observational claim · From Turning Corners — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 12
The charity's investment property valuation is subject to uncertainty due to various factors.
The valuation of the charity's investment property is subject to a degree of uncertainty, as the value depends on various factors including the nature of the property, its location and expected future net rental values, market yields and comparable market transactions, and is made on the basis of assumptions which may not prove to be accurate.
Financial · Risk statement · From Turning Corners — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 10
Employee benefits, including unused holiday entitlement and termination benefits, are recognized in the period of service.
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.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Turning Corners — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 10
Basic financial liabilities are initially recognized at transaction price and subsequently carried at amortised cost.
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.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Turning Corners — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 10