MBS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN ETHNIC MINORITY UK

Registered charity 1193365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MBS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR BAME

1- Mental health awareness: People of colour youth seminars, men of colour health groups and women2- Harnessing stigma in autism and learning disabilities in people of colour UK3- Improving community relations for a better mental health and wellbeing: youth of colour with Merseyside police @annual expo Liverpool. 4- STEM subjects and mental health in schools for children of colour.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG MEMBERS OF BAME COMMUNITIES OF ALL AGES IN THE UK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH:A) THE USE OF CULTURALLY SENSITIVE APPROACHES TO ASSIST IN RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MEATAL HEALTH WELLBEING, MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND TO USE THOSE APPROACHES TO ASSIST IN THE CARE AND REHABILITATION OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING, AND/OR AT RISK OF, MENTAL ILLNESS;B) WORKING WITH STATUTORY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CHARITABLE AND NOT FOR PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WHICH ASSIST MEMBERS OF BAME COMMUNITIES OF ALL AGES WITH, OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS;C) PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN BAME COMMUNITIES AND REASONS FOR REPORTED POOR ENGAGEMENT WITH STATUTORY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a good financial position at the end of the financial year, with all finances distributed to agreed projects resulting in zero reserves held. The trustees note that fundraising has been difficult and the charity is currently seeking new space due to sustainability risks associated with its current premises being purchased by a private investor.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Nakirabira
• David Obote
• Michael Okello
• Rose Katana

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).