Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -10

MENTAL HEALTH NORTH EAST LIMITED

WE AIM TO;PROMOTE JOINT WORKING AND PARTNERSHIP ACROSS THE VOLUNTARY /NOT FOR PROFIT MENTAL HEALTH SECTOR.PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY PROVISION FOR, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH, SERVICE USERS AND CARERSSTRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH VCS ORGANISATIONS REGIONALLY.SUPPORT LOCALITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH VCS COALITIONS/NETWORKS ACROSS THE REGION.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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	*	£11	£13	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22	*	£8	£17	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£29	£20	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20	*	£9	£12	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	*	£29	£21	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£14	£14	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£27	£24	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£34	£36	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£65	£79	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£56	£105	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£160	£150	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£126	£170	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£247	£249	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£357	£295	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£131	£85	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£29	£21	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.mhne.org.uk

lyn.boyd@mhne.org.uk

01914111962

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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
County Durham Community Foundation - Replanting for a Better Future
£5,000	06/08/2020	Towards Replanting for a Better Future.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	05/08/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Greening the Gap Training
£10,000	20/07/2016 12	The organisation will use the funding to run a pilot project using the natural and countryside environment, to develop the skills and confidence of people with mental health issues. This will involve ....more The organisation will use the funding to run a pilot project using the natural and countryside environment, to develop the skills and confidence of people with mental health issues. This will involve practical and classroom based sessions including landscaping, conservation and stone walling to help improve beneficiariesâ€™ wellbeing and training and employment opportunities.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Mental Health North East (North East)
£61,635	03/07/2012	Towards the core costs of this infrastructure organisation that supports third sector mental health charities in the North East.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-62

LYNNE BLAKEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Self-Employed

ALISDAIR STEWART CAMERON Appointed: 2010, Occupation: User Development Worker, Other trusteeship: CHILLI STUDIOS (NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD ARTS STUDIO) LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/06/2007, number: 1119652
Registered at Companies House on 02/09/2005, number: 05552172

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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; AR23: 8 days late, AR22: 244 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR19: 3 days late, AR16: 61 days late, AR15: 32 days late, AR10: 89 days late, AR09: 26 days late, AR08: 49 days late,

Main office

MENTAL HEALTH NORTH EAST
Birtley CDC
Drum Park
DrumLane Industrial Estate
Chester-le-Street
DH2 1AE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY:PROMOTION OF ANY GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS SUFFERING MENTAL DISTRESS WITHIN LIMITS OF THE NORTH EAST WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, RELIGION, DISABILITY BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO BENEFIT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL BEING OF RESIDENTS SUFFERING MENTAL DISTRESS IN AREAS WHERE THE COMPANY OPERATESSTRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTARY SECTOR ON A REGIONAL BASIS VIA A CHANNEL OF INFORMATION BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NHS TRUSTS, PCTS OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE REGIONPROMOTION OF JOINT WORKING AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTARY/NOT FOR PROFIT SECTORBRINGING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES IN THE REGION TO IDENTIFY THE FUNDING AND POLICY NEEDS OF MENTAL HEALTH VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONSPROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY PROVISION FOR, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH SERVICE USERS AND CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND

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