Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 11

Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Overall weighted support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 16

STUDENT MINDS

No student should be held back by their mental health.We empower students to build their own mental health toolkit to support themselves and their peers.We challenge the higher education sector, health sector and government to make student mental health a priority.We're improving university communities so that every student gets the mental health support they need to reach their goals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£1,110	£1,172	£-61	£87	£775	£716	7.3	25	97
30/06/22	£1,853	£1,995	£-142	£69	£836	£731	4.4	19	60
30/06/21	£2,988	£2,323	£665	£18	£978	£500	2.6	19	80
30/06/20	£592	£533	£59	£27	£313	£254	5.7	15	491
30/06/19	£495	£404	£92	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18	£303	£287	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/17	£309	£264	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/16	£177	£152	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/15	£87	£72	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/14	£80	£62	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/13	£60	£33	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/12	£42	£24	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 13 years

www.studentminds.org.uk

admin@studentminds.org.uk

0113 343 8440

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department for Education	£1,870,625
Prudence Trust	£180,000
Innox Foundation	£75,000
DCMS	£43,300
Comic Relief	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Student Minds
£8,000	25/05/2023	to support the development of an online directory which collates mental health support available at universities across the UK
Prudence Trust - University Mental Health Day
£30,000	24/11/2022	Expanding the reach of University Mental Health Day 2023
Innox Foundation - Grant to Student Minds
£50,000	25/07/2022	Unrestricted funding for Student Minds
Prudence Trust - Core costs - Student Minds 2022
£150,000	20/01/2022	Organisational core costs - salaries, office, digital and comms, legal, accountancy and HR costs and some project work - training for university staff, conducting research; or helping students share their experiences.
Department for Education - Student Space phase 3
£163,298	16/12/2021	Fund student mental health services-during Covid 19.
Innox Foundation - Grant to Student Minds
£25,000	30/05/2021	Unrestricted funding for Student Minds
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£43,300	05/10/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Department for Education - ALB-Office for Students-Student Space
£1,707,327	01/08/2020	Fund student mental health services-during Covid 19
Comic Relief - Student MindsRecovery Funding
£40,000	23/06/2020 6	COVID19 Recovery funding
Department for Education - Challenge Comp - Mental Health Charter
£95,000	22/11/2019	Support for projects in specific areas where the higher education sector is not serving students as effectively as it could. They operate for the benefit of students and deliver key priorities for them.
Department for Education - Challenge Comp - Mental Health Charter
£47,500	22/11/2019	Support for projects in specific areas where the higher education sector is not serving students as effectively as it could. They operate for the benefit of students and deliver key priorities for them.
Comic Relief - Well Lads
£150,000	28/03/2018 36	Male students in higher education often fail to identify or seek help with mental health and wellbeing concerns, partly due to stigma. Drawing from the organisation's own experience of providing mental health peer support and mental health in sport ....more Male students in higher education often fail to identify or seek help with mental health and wellbeing concerns, partly due to stigma. Drawing from the organisation's own experience of providing mental health peer support and mental health in sport work, as well as other research, male students will be supported to design and deliver mental health focused activities for male students aged 18-20. These will be delivered at three different universities and evaluated to identify effective approaches to helping male students to be better aware of their own and others mental health and wellbeing, have the tools to manage this and to seek support where necessary.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£2,500	20/04/2016	Student mental health charity which provides advice and information, support groups and courses for young people experiencing mental health problems.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 23-65

AMELIA IRELAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Student

ANEESKA SOHAL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Student

CAMILLE LAURENCE PUTHEANY BOU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

ELIZABETH ANNA PRING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

JACQUELINE BOOTH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

JENITH AUXIAN MINTO JOTHI FELIX Appointed: 2023

LAUREN MARIA YOUNG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Corporate Development

MR A NELSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Financial Director

OLIVER LUKE RHYS THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Strategy & Business Development

PROFESSOR SUSAN RIGBY (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Vice Chancellor

SHIVALI RAICHURA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

VICTORIA HILL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Partner And Head Of Universities

VICTORIA HURWOOD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Relationship Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2011, number: 1142783
Registered at Companies House on 14/01/2011, number: 07493445

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

06/11/2014 - Asset transfer in from MENTAL WEALTH FOUNDATION LTD.
08/10/2020 - Asset transfer in from DSA-QAG

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from DSA-QAG on 08/10/2020

Main office

17 Springfield Mount
Leeds
LS2 9NG

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PREVENTION AND PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

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