Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

SOUTH KENT MIND

South Kent Mind promotes better mental health and wellbeing. We promote the preservation and safeguarding of mental health and the relief of persons suffering from mental health disorders. We deliver services focused on individual needs, help people to build resilience, seek funding and develop better support for people at risk of self harm and/or suicide.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are 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
31/03/23£507£436£70£40£596£52314.41333
31/03/22£429£316£113n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£308£282£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£252£361£-110n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£332£345£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£331£301£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£288£297£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£278£223£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£213£211£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£217£214£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£164£157£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£168£175£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£155£182£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£154£170£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£154£170£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£157£158£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£153£176£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£147£157£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£151£156£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£102£120£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 14.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 11.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

www.southkentmind.org.uk

contact@southkentmind.org.uk

01303250090

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UN SDGs
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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 human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
Co-Operative Group£3,682
CAF£1,600
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to South Kent Mind
£1,708 21/10/2023
People struggling with mental health issues are invited to a curry and chat event where they learn about the workshops, counselling and support South Kent Mind staff deliver, and sign up for support.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to South Kent Mind
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 11/11/2022
Core Funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to South Kent Mind
£1,974 22/10/2022
We aim to re-open the Abercrombie Cafe to allow people in Folkestone with mental health and wellbeing issues to have a safe location where they can drop in for confidential support and befriending.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to South Kent Mind
£50,000 08/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of South Kent Mind
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 22/05/2020
Revenue/core costs
CAF - Grant to South Kent Mind
£1,600 28/04/2020
Grant to South Kent Mind to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind Space
£10,000 10/02/2016
12
This organisation will use the funding to refurbish its centre, thereby improving the facilities of the organisation. This will enable the organisation to provide more support for people with mental health issues and expand the service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Further
£314,310 29/07/2015
36
Folkestone and district Mind will develop an existing project delivered to adults with mental health issues. The Wellbeing Activity Programme consists of a range of creative, physical and mindful activities including clay sculpture, painting, music ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out
£116,850 14/08/2012
48
This project aims to improve the overall mental and physical wellbeing of people with acute mental health needs in Folkestone while developing their self esteem and social networks. The project has four elements to it: A wellbeing group attended by ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-76
  • CHARLES WILLIAM TRAYLEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • HARRIET VERITY IMOGEN FILMER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Learning Support Assistant
  • MURRAY FAIRCLOUGH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • ROBERT JAMES KENT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee
  • SARAH MORGAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Operations
  • STEWART GORDON MARTIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2001, number: 1089472
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/08/2001, number: 04276323
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

South Kent Mind
24-26 Dover Road
FOLKESTONE
Kent
CT20 1JQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND THE SAFEGUARDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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