Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

CALM MEDIATION 

CALM provides conflict resolution services and training in London.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 9 years

www.calmmediation.org

info@calmmediation.org

02076034014

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
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£485£529£-44n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/22£539£532£7£28£166£1663.710120
31/03/21£470£467£3n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/20£376£334£42n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/19£212£203£8n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/18£204£200£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£185£173£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£198£223£-25£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 120 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
The London Community Foundation - Grant to CALM (Confidential And Local Mediation)
£18,244 19/05/2020
The funding is for a telephone helpline and Coordinator to answer calls supporting people in the community living with conflict. The support will help break down communication barriers and resolve ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/05/2015, number: 1161807
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
8 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE MEDIATION SCHEME LIMITED on 09/06/2022
Main office

92 Camberwell Road
Southwark
London
SE5 0EG

Objectives

IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BRENT, CITY OF LONDON, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, KINGSTON, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, HOUNSLOW, HILLINGDON, TOWER HAMLETS AND RICHMOND (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT):1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROMOTION OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION BY PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT BETWEEN PERSONS, FAMILIES, ORGANISATIONS, AUTHORITIES OR GROUPS INVOLVED IN, OR LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN, DISPUTES AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT PRINCIPALLY BY WAY OF MEDIATION, CONCILIATION, CONFLICT COACHING AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT.2) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE PROVISION OF SERVICES MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN VICTIMS OF CRIME AND OFFENDERS, WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER AND FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE WELLBEING OF SUCH VICTIMS AND THE REHABILITATION OF SUCH OFFENDERS.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION BY PROVIDING TRAINING IN MEDIATION SKILLS, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SKILLS AND OTHER CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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