THE UK FEDERATION OF SMALLER MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES LIMITED

(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

THE UK FEDERATION OF SMALLER MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES LIMITED

The Directors submit their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 1999.

Review of Activities and Future Developments

The company promotes the preservation and protection of good health of people with mental health needs. The company is a registered charity.

Results

The company made a deficit on its ordinary activities of £9674 (seven months to 31 March 1998 - £10762). Under the Articles no distribution can be made and the surplus is forwarded to future years.

Council

The Directors who acted as Trustees during the year to 31 March 1999 were:

A J Heyes
R Hanau
Mrs P A Freeman
Mrs P Still (appointed 1 September 1998)
Mrs C Jenkin (appointed 1 September 1998)
S Riddington (appointed 6 February 1999)
J W Phelps (resigned 1 September 1998)
P Dixon-Phillips (resigned 1 September 1998)
D F Juniper (resigned 1 September 1998)
D Hackner (resigned 4 June 1998)
Mrs E Sarginson (resigned 1 November 1998)

No Directors had any beneficial interest in the Company.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Directors are required to:

• Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
• State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
• Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 1985. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In preparing this report, the Directors have taken advantage of special exemptions applicable to small companies conferred by part II of Schedule 8 to the Companies Act 1985.

THE UK FEDERATION OF SMALLER MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES LIMITED

The notes on pages 4 & 5 form an integral part of these accounts.

In the Directors' opinion the company was entitled under section 249A(1) of the Companies Act 1985 to exemption from the audit of its accounts for the year ended 31 March 1999. No member of the company has deposited a notice under section 249B(2) requiring an audit of these accounts.

The Directors are responsible for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 221 of the Act and for preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the year and of its surplus or deficit for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of section 226 of the Act and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 1985, so far as applicable to the company.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 relating to Small Companies and the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities.

Approved by the Directors on 10 July 1999.

original signed by:

P Still
A J Heyes

(Directors)

1) The Company: The Company is Limited by Guarantee (No: 3236769), and is a Registered Charity (No: 1058342).

2) Accounting Policies:

a The Accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

b Grants are stated after taking into account amounts due but not received or paid.

3) Grants and Other Receipts:

Grants and other receipts comprise:

 
4) Analysis of Surplus

The prior year adjustment is to adjust for last years administration expenses which the National Lottery have agreed should be taken from their Grant.

THE UK FEDERATION OF SMALLER MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES LIMITED

5) Surplus on Ordinary Activities:

The deficit on ordinary activities is stated after charging:

6) Remuneration:

No member of the General Council or Management Committee received

any remuneration during the year.

7) Staff:

There were four employees in the year to 31 March 1999.

8) Taxation:

The company is a mutual, non profit making company. No liability for corporation tax arises.

9) Fixed Assets

Depreciation is provided on the reducing balance basis to reduce the cost 
of the tangible fixed assets to their estimated residual value over their economic 
useful life, at the following annual rates:

Fixtures & fittings 25% reducing balance method. 

10) Capital Commitment/Contingent Liabilities

The company had no Capital Commitments nor Contingent Liabilities at 31 March 1999.

THE UK FEDERATION OF SMALLER MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES LIMITED

Accountants' report to the Directors

As described on the balance sheet, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 1999 as set out on pages 2 to 5 and consider that the company is exempt from an audit and a report under section 249A(2) of the Companies Act 1985. In accordance with their instructions, we have also compiled these unaudited accounts in order to assist them to fulfil their statutory responsibilities from the accounting records and information supplied to us.