Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

NORTH KENT MIND 

North Kent Mind Mind works with people with mental health problems living in the North Kent and Medway areas of Kent to effect personal and social change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 20 years

www.northkentmind.co.uk

admin@northkentmind.co.uk

01322291380

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£3,276£3,215£61£5£1,300£1,2464.711365
31/03/22*£2,841£2,520£321£0£1,335£1,2385.99557
31/03/21£2,452£2,065£386£0£1,014£9295.4770
31/03/20*£2,051£2,220£-169£49£628£5743.17870
31/03/19£2,319£2,270£49£67£796£7213.87872
31/03/18*£1,968£2,082£-115£66£747£7334.2730
31/03/17£1,842£1,677£165£35£870£8556.1490
31/03/16£1,422£1,314£109£0£709£6966.4440
31/03/15£1,150£983£167£5£649£6447.9350
31/03/14£966£751£214£5£483£4767.6260
31/03/13£505£450£55£4£264£2516.7200
31/03/12£460£467£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£557£548£9£9£216£2044.5110
31/03/10£556£523£33£8£197£1824.2190
31/03/09£417£464£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£439£464£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£434£441£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£400£427£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£397£403£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 113 employees
  • 65 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£80,000 17/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
DCMS - Women Side by Side
£10,000 04/02/2019
The circle is a project for woman over 45 who are disadvantaged, lonely, and isolated. Targeting those with multiple disadvantage; mental health problems, homelessness, substance misuse, abuse and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health First Aid Matters
£9,686 25/01/2017
12
Two members of staff will be trained to deliver mental health first aid training to staff in local schools and community settings. This will significantly increase the number of people able to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
  • SARAH GOW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Unit Lead, Intergrated Childrens Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2004, number: 1103790
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/04/2004, number: 05093370
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
  • 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; AR23: 44 days late, AR22: 10 days late, AR20: 11 days late, AR18: 44 days late,
Main office

The Almshouses
6 - 22 West Hill
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2EP

Objectives

I) 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 IN DARTFORD, GRAVESHAM AND SWANLEY IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) (HEREINAFTER CALLED MIND) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF MIND; ANDII) ANY ANCILLARY OBJECTS REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION (WHICH MUST CONFORM TO THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF MIND)

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN DARTFORD, GRAVESHAM AND SWANLEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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