Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE HARMONY CENTRE

Provide facilitated peer-support and advice to people in Bridport, Dorset living with mental health problems
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/03/23£193£165£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£135£151£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£157£150£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£159£115£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£57£40£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
04/04/18£49£36£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

https://www.theharmonycentre.org.uk/

harmonyinfo@theharmonycentre.org.uk

01308 801154

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

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
National Lottery Community Fund£318,981
Dorset Community Foundation£14,180
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
DCMS£9,900
The Clothworkers Foundation£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Matters
£299,086 23/03/2023
This funding will support The Burrough Harmony Centre who are requesting £299086 towards total project costs of £1529293 over 5 years for their support to adults with mental health issues in Bridport (West Dorset) and the surrounding area. They ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 09/12/2022
Mental Health Matters
Dorset Community Foundation - Mental Health Recovery Club for Men
£3,200 02/12/2022
Drop in sessions for isolated men with food, games and a once monthly sport taster session.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to The Burrough Harmony Centre
£3,000 01/12/2022
Support services addressing the impact of financial difficulties on mental health
Dorset Community Foundation - Tales of Harmony - Jubilee celebration
£2,980 23/03/2022
Beneficiaries of the charity supported to create a performance of stories, poetry theatre and artwork to be performed at Bridport Arts Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Harmony Volunteer Team
£9,970 18/03/2022
The funding will be used to pay towards a volunteer coordinator to recruit and train more volunteers to enable them to help meet the demand for their support services for people living with mental health issues and partner organisations. This will ....more
Dorset Community Foundation - Review and development of local mental health support
£2,000 10/02/2022
Consultation, research and business plan development, designed to assess local needs & current activities and maximise future impact
Dorset Community Foundation - Bereavement Support
£3,000 08/11/2021
Contribution to 1 year pilot of new bereavement support group
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Borrough Harmony Centre
£4,500 15/10/2020
purchase of mobile, IT equip, air/con for a charity supporting mental health issues in Dorset
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900 14/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Talk Back' Peer support Programme
£9,925 31/03/2020
11
The aim of this project is to engage a peer support worker to address a wide range of mental health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Harmony Skills Development
£4,200 29/11/2018
12
The project will facilitate the provision of art and craft activities for people with mental health issues. The project aims to support those who are recovering from ill-health and help fulfil their potential.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON MARY CLIFFE Appointed: 2018
  • ANDREW HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2019
  • ANNE LOUISE BARK Appointed: 2023
  • HELEN WRIGHT Appointed: 2023
  • JILL SUSAN MASON Appointed: 2021
  • ROSALIND ANNE COPSON Appointed: 2018
  • RACHEL CONEY Appointed: 2023
  • RAGNHILD BANTON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/2016, number: 1170086
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
  • 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
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 1 and 2
Edwards Tower Building
St. Michaels Trading Estate
BRIDPORT
Dorset
DT6 3RR

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM, OR RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES HELPING THEM FURTHER THEIR RECOVERY AND INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO SUCH PEOPLE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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