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Sound Minds has a track record of developing arts-related employment opportunities for its service users.
Sound Minds has a track record of building people's confidence in their own abilities and helping them in practical ways to fulfil their potential. Voluntary and sessional employment opportunities include teaching, individual tuition, supporting live entertainment, filmmaking and visual arts, often in partnership with other local community organisations and businesses.
Service · Procedural statement · From Sound Minds — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
Sound Minds uses various methods to raise awareness of mental health issues, including art exhibitions and film screenings.
Sound Minds uses art exhibitions, film screenings and music and drama performances, media coverage and the artworks themselves to provide a springboard to greater understanding of mental health in the wider community.
Service · Procedural statement · From Sound Minds — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
Sound Minds involves service users in the delivery of its services, which is essential to its success.
The involvement of service users in the running and delivery of our services has been essential to the success of the charity. People with personal experience of mental ill health form the majority of our trustees, staff, sessional staff and volunteers.
Service · Procedural statement · From Sound Minds — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
Sound Minds has a large music rehearsal space, studios, classrooms, and an art studio.
Sound Minds has a large well equipped music rehearsal space, music technology studios, classrooms and an art studio.
Service · Procedural statement · From Sound Minds — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
Sound Minds aims to promote mental health through arts participation and peer support.
Sound Minds is a user led charity and social enterprise improving people’s mental health and wellbeing through arts participation and peer support.
Policy · Policy statement · From Sound Minds — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 3
The charity's total income from charitable activities increased in 2024.
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total £ £ £ £ Course and café income 108,735 - 108,735 86,098
Financial · Observational claim · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 15
The charity's fixed assets remained unchanged in 2024.
Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment £ Cost At 1 January 2024 6,713
Financial · Observational claim · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 18
The charity's net income in 2024 was after charging independent examiner’s remuneration.
Net income/(expenditure) is after charging: £ £ Independent examiner's remuneration 6,798 3,750
Financial · Procedural statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 18
The charity's net assets increased in 2024.
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds 2024 £ £ £ Fixed assets 2,170 - 2,170
Financial · Observational claim · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 21
The charity's trade creditors increased in 2024.
2024 2023 £ £ Trade Creditors 3,208 519
Financial · Observational claim · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 20
The charity's trade debtors increased significantly in 2024.
2024 2023 £ £ Trade debtors 120,597 48,670
Financial · Observational claim · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 19
The charity's total staff costs increased in 2024.
Total staff costs were as follows: 2024 2023 £ £ Wages and salaries 187,153 140,264
Financial · Observational claim · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 18
The charity's financial statements were approved and signed by the trustees.
These accounts were approved by the Board and authorised for issue on …………………. and are signed on their behalf by: B W Salmon-Rushton Trustee
Governance · Procedural statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 12
The charity's financial statements were prepared in accordance with FRS102 and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 12
The charity expects staffing levels to increase by at least one full-time person in the next period.
We expect staffing to go up by a minimum of one fulltime person.
Operational · Commitment statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 9
The charity plans to work with Adult Social Care on a pilot contract and expects the NHS contract to be renewed.
Next year will see us working and being paid with Adult Social Care, it will only be a pilot contract but at present we are doing the work for nothing. Dates and protocols are yet to be set. Unfortunately we missed the deadline for applying for The Kings Volunteer Award, this will be priority for next year. We expect the NHS contract to be renewed
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 9
The charity reviews its policies and procedures regularly, focusing on open-door policy, risk management, and accounting system.
This year we have been reviewing all our policies and procedures focusing on our open door policy and risk management and our accounting system. We have invested in Quick Books software and training which enables the trustees to see the charities finances in real time and shows any monies outstanding more than 30 days.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 9
The charity has reserves of £147,422 at the end of the year.
At the year end, reserves were £147,422 and £111,015 after the deduction of fixed assets and restricted funds carried forward.
Financial · Metric statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 9
The charity's income is diversified through contracts, groups, membership, fundraising, and the café.
Our income is a good mixture of contracts and our own organisations income from groups, membership, fundraising and the café which gives future stability and longevity. We get numerous small donations from people who are grateful for the support they receive as well as income from fun days at school which may only be £80.00 but they all add up.
Financial · Observational claim · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 9
The charity's income for the year was £403,622 with expenditure of £335,674.
During the year the Charity generated income of £403,622 and had expenditure of £335,674. This represents the fourth accounting period for the Charity and has left it with reserves of £147,422 carried forward to future financial periods.
Financial · Metric statement · From Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2024, page 8