BETTER HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED

Registered charity 264031 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRA PLASTICS (AND DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED

The principal activities of the social enterprise are an artisan bakery, bicycle workshop and light manufacturing. This work provides time limited (usually 3 months) trainee placements for men and women who suffer from mental ill health and forms a part of their recovery and social inclusion. The aim of the enterprise is a move on of trainees to employment or further training.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF THE MENTALLY SICK WHO ARE TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY INCAPABLE OF TAKING INSURABLE EMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT UNDER SUITABLE SHELTERED CONDITIONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £62,759, which the directors consider adequate to meet ongoing commitments. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £1,973 for the year, derived from charitable activity sales of £208,532 against total expenditure of £206,559. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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 · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ashwin Mathews
• Daisy Elizabeth Mannifield · trustee of 2 other charities
• Francis Whitbread · trustee of 2 other charities
• Linis Dolby · trustee of 2 other charities
• RAB McNEILL · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey · Islington · Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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