Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 4

CYGNUS SUPPORT LTD

To preserve and protect the good physical and mental health of adults and children and to advance the education of such adults and children about all matters concerning their health and well-being.

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 there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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	£541	£550	£-9	£0	£152	£120	2.6	19	19
31/03/22	£429	£491	£-62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21	£383	£352	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20	£300	£283	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19	£346	£282	£64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/18	£268	£252	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£198	£228	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£200	£178	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£181	£161	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£146	£151	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£150	£163	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£154	£162	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£220	£198	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£147	£140	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£206	£166	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£95	£121	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 17 years

www.cygnussupport.com

admin@cygnussupport.com

01670853977

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

19 employees
19 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Mental Health & Wellbeing for Communities across Northumberland.
£150,000	20/09/2023	The funding will be used to enhance the organisations' volunteering capacity increasing the number of counselling sessions and improve the mental health and wellbeing of people living in ....more The funding will be used to enhance the organisations' volunteering capacity increasing the number of counselling sessions and improve the mental health and wellbeing of people living in Northumberland.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cygnus Support
£3,154	19/11/2018	We want to provide free mental health first aid workshops to teachers and care and guidance staff in schools.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cygnus Support - Counselling, Education, Change
£496,736	19/10/2016 36	This project aims to transform the lives of vulnerable, isolated and marginalised people aged over 14 across Northumberland. Services will include counselling, psychotherapy and one-to-one practical ....more This project aims to transform the lives of vulnerable, isolated and marginalised people aged over 14 across Northumberland. Services will include counselling, psychotherapy and one-to-one practical support focused on improving health and well-being, as well as levels of social participation and community involvement.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women's Health Advice Centre
£5,000	05/06/2014	towards one year's running costs of a project which provides crisis support to women in Northumberland
National Lottery Community Fund - Northumberland Support and Advice Service (NSAS - WHAC)
£402,970	05/08/2013 36	This is a continuation and development of an existing project that supports vulnerable and marginalised women, men and young people to improve mental and physical health and well-being as a result of ....more This is a continuation and development of an existing project that supports vulnerable and marginalised women, men and young people to improve mental and physical health and well-being as a result of better access to high quality advice and support in Ashington, Northumberland. The main service is a support, advice and counselling service run for vulnerable women dealing with issues including domwestic violence, sexual violence, debt, housing issues or child protection concerns.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-74

SARAH ABERNETHY Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Director

DAVID QUINN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

GILLIAN FRASER (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director

HILARIE TUCKNOTT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: RUTH TOMLINSON MEMORIAL FUND,

CHRISTINE TELFORD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant Geologist, Other trusteeships: MARY HOLLON ANNUITY AND RELIEF IN NEED FUND, KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2007, number: 1119121
Registered at Companies House on 03/11/2006, number: 05987640

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
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

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

Cygnus Support
1 COUNCIL ROAD
ASHINGTON
NE63 8RZ

Objectives

a) To preserve and protect the good physical and mental health of adults and childrenb) To advance the education of adults and children about all matters concerning their health and well-being

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NORTHUMBERLAND

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