Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

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

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY

We are the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and we’re leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 19 years

www.thecalmzone.net

info@thecalmzone.net

02036979331

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£7,615	£7,446	£169	£1,739	£6,281	£6,281	10.1	57	172
31/03/22		£7,081	£6,305	£776	£1,450	£6,112	£6,112	11.6	43	46
31/03/21		£6,427	£4,820	£1,606	£815	£5,336	£5,336	13.3	37	0
31/03/20		£5,693	£3,951	£1,742	£798	£3,729	£3,729	11.3	33	348
31/03/19		£3,710	£2,496	£1,214	£434	£1,987	£1,987	9.6	21	172
31/03/18		£2,152	£1,868	£284	£331	£773	£773	5	17	0
31/03/17		£1,565	£1,434	£131	£179	£489	£489	4.1	12	0
31/03/16		£1,267	£1,025	£242	£119	£358	£358	4.2	7	0
31/03/15		£647	£667	£-20	£28	£116	£103	1.8	6	0
31/03/14		£634	£635	£-1	£26	£136	£83	1.6	6	0
31/03/13		£561	£506	£55	£17	£137	£107	2.5	5	0
31/03/12		£315	£284	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£153	£209	£-56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£220	£243	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£227	£166	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£142	£137	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£143	£132	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£13	£1	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 23%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 10.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

57 employees
172 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department of Health	£470,000
DCMS	£99,538
The Aim Foundation	£75,000
Comic Relief	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
LUND TRUST - Towards the charity's work
£500	16/05/2021	Towards the charity's work
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,538	19/08/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Comic Relief - CALM Recovery Funding
£40,000	23/06/2020 6	COVID19 Recovery funding
Department of Health - Covid Funding
£235,000	22/05/2020	Support for Mental Health Charities
Department of Health - Calm
£235,000	17/04/2020	The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities ....more The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities to help those in need, up to the end of October 2021. Each organisation was either:Providing key services specific to supporting the Covid-19 response, to reduce burden on the NHS or other public services; orProviding critical frontline services to vulnerable groups affected by Covid-19 and associated measures (ie. social-distancing) (must outline the characteristics that make those groups vulnerable).
The Aim Foundation - Grant to Campaign Against Living Miserably
£75,000	24/04/2019 12	A new one off grant to cover the development costs of RIO project, which will use technology to improve the response to webchat and helpline callers. While users wait for a helpline worker to be ....more A new one off grant to cover the development costs of RIO project, which will use technology to improve the response to webchat and helpline callers. While users wait for a helpline worker to be avilable, RIO will engage with chat users and assess their needs, determining the urgency and nature of their query to enable the right help to be given at he right time.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
£15,000	19/03/2019	Towards core costs.
Comic Relief - Moving from surviving to thriving with CALM 2: Earlier Intervention project with high risk groups
£150,000	28/03/2018 36	Suicide is a gender issue - 76% of all suicides in the UK are men. Societal definitions of masculinity play a significant role, making it difficult for many men to recognise and talk about their ....more Suicide is a gender issue - 76% of all suicides in the UK are men. Societal definitions of masculinity play a significant role, making it difficult for many men to recognise and talk about their problems. This project will build the capacity of CALM's front line services so they are available to more high-risk young men who need urgent support. The helpline and web chat are both very oversubscribed and this funding will mean they can offer a longer service (12 hours a day) and offer more capacity to ensure they respond to all men who contact them. As a result more men will receive the help they need to better manage their mental health and reduce their suicide risk.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Campaign Against Living Miserably
£45,000	07/12/2017 36	Towards the extenstion of CALM's webchat services to reach more young men in crisis and support male suicide prevention.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Campaign Against Living Miserably
£10,000	26/05/2016	purchase of IT equipment and office furniture for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in London
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Campaign Against Living Miserably
£104,800	12/03/2015 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and associated costs of an additional Helpline Worker to support young men at risk of suicide across the UK
City Bridge Trust - Grant to CALM, the campaign against living miserably
£100,000	27/11/2014 24	£100,000 over two years (2 x £50,000) for work to prevent suicide and reduce self-harm amongst men in London.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Campaign Against Living Miserably
£78,000	12/05/2014 36	over three years towards the salaries of the volunteer co-ordinator and editor at this national charity which spreads awareness and offers support around the issue of male suicide
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Campaign Against Living Miserably
£99,300	14/03/2012 36	towards three years' salary and associated costs of an additional helpline worker to support young men at risk of suicide across the UK

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-66

AIMEE LUTHER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Account Director Advertising

ALEXANDER JAMES JONATHAN SCOTT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Director

ADAM POWERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Agency Management

ANDY WARDLAW Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Partner

CATHERINE CHEVALLIER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: CORNELIA CAMBRIDGE'S ENDOWMENT FOR ARCHDEACON CAMBRIDGE'S SCHOOL,

DAVID JOHN BATESON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

EMMA FRANCE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo Of Charity

JAMES RICHARD SCROGGS (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

MARCUS HARRY CHAPMAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

MATTHEW ROBERT FINCH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Minister

PHILIP IDRIS JAMES THOMAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

PHILIP PORTAL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

WILL GRUNDY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2005, number: 1110621
Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2005, number: 05378928

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

18 returns made; AR09: 67 days late, AR08: 12 days late, AR07: 115 days late, AR06: 24 days late,

Main office

5 Wootton Street
London
SE1 8TG

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AMONGST IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY OFFERING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELLING, ADVICE AND/OR INFORMATION ABOUT DEPRESSION AND/OR CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN WHATEVER FORM IS DEEMED MOST APPROPRIATE AT THAT TIME TO ENSURE THAT THE SERVICES ON OFFER ARE ACCESSIBLE TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHERS, THROUGH BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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