Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 22

MID AND NORTH ESSEX MIND

Colchester Mind provides support, advocacy, advice and information to children and young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties, and adults with with mental health issues, across Essex although predominantly in Colchester and Tendring.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24		£2,750	£2,714	£36	£17	£3,034	£2,809	12.4	90	0
31/03/23		£2,759	£2,659	£100	£172	£2,998	£2,755	12.4	97	0
31/03/22		£2,904	£1,615	£1,290	£0	£2,898	£2,326	17.3	85	5
31/03/21		£2,005	£1,681	£325	£0	£2,252	£1,681	12	65	0
31/03/20?		£1,732	£1,275	£458	£0	£1,927	£1,329	12.5	49	8
31/03/18		£1,156	£1,149	£7	£0	£1,460	£1,439	15	51	0
31/03/17	*	£1,365	£1,250	£116	£0	£1,433	£1,433	13.8	43	0
31/03/16	*	£1,423	£1,018	£406	£0	£1,370	£1,370	16.2	43	0
31/03/15		£1,156	£1,145	£11	£4	£955	£904	9.5	30	0
31/03/14	*	£1,543	£1,562	£-19	£1,566	£944	£698	5.4	32	0
31/03/13		£1,701	£1,530	£172	£3	£967	£669	5.2	47	0
31/03/12		£1,669	£1,626	£43	£3	£796	£586	4.3	47	0
31/03/11	*	£1,889	£1,672	£216	£3	£736	£639	4.6	59	0
31/03/10		£1,314	£1,274	£40	£1	£519	£437	4.1	44	0
31/03/09		£954	£871	£83	£1	£480	£409	5.6	36	0
31/03/08		£671	£622	£49	£2	£397	£342	6.6	28	0
31/03/07		£655	£637	£18	£2	£348	£306	5.8	27	0
31/03/06		£655	£621	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£535	£606	£-71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£489	£445	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 12.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 27 years

www.mnessexmind.org

enquiries@mnessexmind.org

07854901369

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£10,000	07/05/2021	to employ a new community link support worker who will support those with mental health problems accessing the crisis café in north east Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£15,000	30/04/2021	to employ a new community link support worker who will support those with mental health problems accessing the crisis café in north east Essex
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£40,500	08/10/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£40,500	06/10/2020	to enable safe face to face therapy sessions and improve IT and online therapy during COVID19 for people with mental health issues living in North and Mid Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£10,000	23/04/2020	to purchase digital and IT equipment for counsellors and support workers providing vital mental health support to vulnerable individuals living in North East and Mid Essex during COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£2,549	15/11/2019	We want to provide therapeutic horticulture projects for isolated people living with mental health issues or substance misuse problems.
Essex Community Foundation - Chat with Charlie
£99,742	22/03/2019 18	To support the operation of a confidential telephone mental health support service for students at the University of Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Children and Young People's Early Intervention Counselling Service
£6,849	06/06/2018 11	To run a children and young people's Early Intervention Counselling Service in Maldon

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-79

DR IAN RAYMOND LA TOUCHE BEAUMONT (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

JAMIE HOPKINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Director Of It

LOUISA BREWSTER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Deputy Director - Enable East

MARY EDWARDS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

MICHELLE HARRISON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of People And Culture

PETER CHENG Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Healh Service Manager

PETER PUSHMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

TRISTAN EASEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Local Government Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/1997, number: 1064309
Registered at Companies House on 16/05/1997, number: 03374820

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investment
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 2 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR05: 2 days late,

Main office

Mid & North East Essex Mind
The Constantine Centre
272a Mersea Road
COLCHESTER
CO2 8QZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT BOTH WITHIN AND ACROSS MID AND NORTH ESSEX, AS WELL AS ESSEX ITSELF AND SOUTH SUFFOLK, AND PRIMARILY IN COLCHESTER, IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) (HEREINAFTER CALLED “MIND”) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF MIND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COLCHESTER

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