CYNLLUN ADFOCATIAETH IECHYD MEDDWL THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SCHEME — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Double Default
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 April 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03170574
Financial period: 1 April 2022 – 1 October 2023
Latest income: £87,279
Latest expenditure: £350,956
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: William Denton CYF, Glaslyn, Ffordd Y Parc, Parc Menai, BANGOR, Gwynedd

Website recorded by the regulator: www.advocacyscheme.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provide a independent mental health advocacy scheme for people with mental health difficulties in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon, by providing information, representation and support. Also provides statutory Independent Mental Health Advocacy and Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £87,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,956

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £295,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £259,912

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £287,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £215,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £87,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,956
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £295,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £259,912
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £287,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £215,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2021
Total Gross Income: £300,692
Total Gross Expenditure: £281,297
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR19
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2018
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2019
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2020
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2020
Total Gross Income: £302,633
Total Gross Expenditure: £289,363
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £271,675
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gwynedd
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Isle Of Anglesey
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CYNLLUN ADFOCATIAETH IECHYD MEDDWL THE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SCHEME
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-04-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 MARCH 1996 AS AMENDED 15 MAY 2006 AS AMENDED 27 NOVEMBER 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30/04/2015
Charitable Objects: THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO RELIEVE THE NEED AND DISABILITY OF PERSONS WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND WELL BEING PROBLEMS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF NORTH WEST WALES AS STATED BY THE 1996 CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RECONFIGURATION BY:-"1. ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS TO OBTAIN FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS.2. PROVIDING INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY TO PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED ISSUES.4. THE DEFINITION OF WELLBEING FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPANY IS MADE IN LIGHT OF THE EQUALITY ACT 2010, WHICH ENSURES THE FULL AND FAIR PARTICIPATION OF MARGINALISED OR UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS, WHERE THESE GROUPS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM FULL AND FAIR PARTICIPATION AS A RESULT OF DISCRIMINATION AND DISADVANTAGE, OR OTHER BARRIERS. IT HAS DEFINITIONS OF PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS. ANYONE WHO SUFFERS INEQUALITY OR DISCRIMINATION AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE STATE OF WELL- BEING AS DEFINED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO): “A POSITIVE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL STATE; IT IS NOT JUST THE ABSENCE OF PAIN, DISCOMFORT AND INCAPACITY. IT REQUIRES THAT BASIC NEEDS ARE MET, THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE A SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND THAT THEY FEEL ABLE TO ACHIEVE IMPORTANT PERSONAL GOALS AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY”.
Area Of Benefit: GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF NORTH WEST WALES AS STATED BY THE 1996 CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RECONFIGURATION.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures