Annual Report

Here is our latest annual report for the year 2023-24.

The political landscape this year has been particularly challenging, with the cost-of-living crisis and numerous pressures on public finances impacting our statutory funding. However, despite these challenges, we have continued to improve the lives of individuals with mental health issues in the South Kent Area.

This year has been busy and productive in our efforts to support the local community with their mental health needs.

We have actively sought the needs of our local community and hopefully have delivered activities that better reflect those needs in Hythe, Folkestone, Dover, and Deal. This report outlines how we have achieved this.

We are pleased to announce the opening of two new shops in Dover and Folkestone. All the profits from our 3 shops (Hythe, Dover and Folkestone) fund our charity. Establishing these shops within a short span of four months was demanding, but with the remarkable support from our volunteers and staff, we succeeded. We encourage everyone to visit these shops, with their addresses provided at the end of this report.

Our ongoing work in schools has been highly welcomed by teaching staff and students, who can clearly see the benefits our sessions have had. We are optimistic about obtaining additional grants to continue this essential work.

The Trustees have diligently governed the charity throughout the year. We extend our special thanks to our Treasurer, Stewart Martin, whose contribution has been invaluable.

We remain hopeful and committed to growing from strength to strength in the coming year.

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SKM Annual Report 2023 24 .pdf file | 5 MB