Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

BASILDON MIND 

The provision of services to persons with mental health problems principally to residents of the Basildon District Council area with certain services across South Essex
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 19 years

www.basmind.org

info@basmind.org

01268289700

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£548£547£0£0£202£2024.43160
31/03/22£406£401£4n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/21£317£308£9n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/20*£301£269£32n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/03/19*£289£185£104n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£272£260£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£241£268£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£219£385£-166£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£391£452£-60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£451£457£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£619£630£-11£34£315£3156180
31/03/12£670£676£-6£36£325£3245.7320
31/03/11£698£674£24£28£332£3325.9310
31/03/10£694£642£51£34£302£3025.6190
31/03/09£536£545£-8£40£257£2575.7190
31/03/08£544£535£9£30£265£2656190
31/03/07£528£524£4£50£256£2525.8380
31/03/06£524£497£27£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 31 employees
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Basildon MIND
£7,000 01/06/2022
to modify a Customer Relationship Management database to improve the efficiency of the processes involved in counselling clients
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Basildon MIND
£12,610 18/05/2020
towards an upgrade of the IT and telephone systems of a charity helping those in mental distress in Basildon during the COVID19 crisis

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-77
  • JOHN ROWE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2005, number: 1107896
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/12/2004, number: 05305203
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
18 returns made; AR20: 16 days late, AR19: 17 days late,
Main office

37 East Walk
BASILDON
SS14 1HA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE 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 ASSOCIATION WITH MIND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THAT BODY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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