Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 24

THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Provision of mental health related services in Buckinghamshire and surrounding areas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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
31/03/23		£2,039	£2,014	£24	£33	£1,096	£1,096	6.5	77	243
31/03/22		£1,907	£1,868	£39	£2	£1,095	£1,095	7	82	863
31/03/21		£1,503	£1,407	£96	£1	£653	£653	5.6	65	524
31/03/20		£1,315	£1,259	£56	£3	£513	£513	4.9	63	751
31/03/19		£1,132	£1,110	£23	£3	£511	£511	5.5	53	570
31/03/18		£1,084	£1,053	£30	£36	£497	£497	5.7	31	0
31/03/17		£853	£831	£22	£32	£477	£477	6.9	27	0
31/03/16		£771	£771	£0	£28	£198	£38	0.6	23	0
31/03/15		£748	£759	£-12	£19	£198	£27	0.4	22	0
31/03/14	*	£783	£754	£28	£18	£198	£27	0.4	23	0
31/03/13	*	£548	£571	£-24	£17	£162	£-2	-0	23	0
31/03/12		£570	£568	£2	£13	£165	£15	0.3	18	0
31/03/11		£601	£618	£-17	£10	£161	£12	0.2	19	0
31/03/10		£694	£714	£-21	£7	£170	£27	0.5	20	0
31/03/09		£683	£720	£-37	£36	£161	£17	0.3	20	0
31/03/08		£692	£720	£-28	£55	£223	£63	1	20	0
31/03/07		£724	£677	£47	£21	£266	£106	1.9	22	0
31/03/06		£700	£644	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£451	£468	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 21 years

www.bucksmind.org.uk

info@bucksmind.org.uk

01494 463364

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
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

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Slough, Windsor And Maidenhead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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

Rothschild Foundation	£205,000
Masonic Trust	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Buckinghamshire Mind
£150,000	06/12/2022	A new counselling service for children and young people aged 13 – 21 years focusing on key high deprivation wards across Buckinghamshire to provide support on mental health concerns.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind the Gap: Mental Health Peer Support
£10,000	10/12/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a peer support service for adults struggling with their mental health. The project aims to provide a safe environment for clients to share experiences and support each other to develop a sense of community.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Buckinghamshire Mind
£5,000	27/07/2021 36	To scope and design a pan-county counselling service for Children and Young People (CYP) which would be operating at scale over the next three years.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£25,000	05/07/2021	The grant will fund the peer mentoring scheme in 18 schools, providing support to 270 peer mentors and approximately 1,782 young people with one to one talking and listening sessions.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Buckinghamshire Mind
£50,000	07/04/2021 12	Subsidised counselling for people experiencing financial insecurity, as well as salary support for a Counselling Manager who will develop a sustainability plan and outreach programme for black and minority ethnic beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Inclusion Project
£10,000	24/01/2018 12	The organisation will provide supported IT sessions across their centres for people with mental health problems and provide support for future employment.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Buckinghamshire Mind
£3,574	29/11/2017	We need support for our counselling service so we can continue to help people who who are experiencing a wide range of mental health issues.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Buckinghamshire Association for Mental Health
£73,740	17/03/2016 36	The charity provides mental health prevention, recovery and support services across Buckinghamshire. The grant will fund the salary of the Chief Executive, working on the charity's strategic direction and service development.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-68

BRIAN PATRICK HENRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Transformation Director

BRYAN MICHAEL STURDY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Risk

DAWN ELIZABETH MARTIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Business Analyst

EMMA LISA BESTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Secretary

LESLEY MICHAELIS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Sales And Marketing Director

MARY BEATRICE MCILHONE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Hr Director

SHANNON TANYA DE ALWIS Appointed: 2023

SHIVAM KALYAN PATEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Executive

SIMON SOTOMEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer

SUSU KATRINA STINTON Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/04/2004, number: 1103063
Registered at Companies House on 19/12/2003, number: 05000185

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

19 returns made; AR14: 22 days late, AR13: 292 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WALTER HAZELL CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND on 18/02/2021

Main office

Wycombe Counselling Service
260 Desborough Road
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2QR

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

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