Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

BIGMOOSE

We are a mental health charity that provides early and timely intervention for people struggling with their mental health. We provide therapy to people and work to help people with their mental health, reduce homelessness and prevent suicide. We fundraise through events and people individually fundraising.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but this has been generated by an income surplus in the latest year and spending has been increasing rapidly

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
31/07/24		£1,310	£728	£582	£228	£913	£913	15.1	6	70
31/07/23		£614	£381	£233	£132	£332	£332	10.5	4	150
31/07/22		£162	£106	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/21		£28	£5	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20	*	£49	£42	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 15.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 17.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 6 years

www.bigmoosecharity.co

chloe@bigmoose.co

07976714804

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Cardiff,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - WALES COL - accessible mental health support
£10,000	24/05/2023	Bigmoose in Cardiff will use £10000 to provide counselling sessions for people affected by poor mental health and the cost-of-living crisis. The grant will cover 100 individual sessions. Bydd Bigmoose yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio £10000 i ddarparu ....more Bigmoose in Cardiff will use £10000 to provide counselling sessions for people affected by poor mental health and the cost-of-living crisis. The grant will cover 100 individual sessions. Bydd Bigmoose yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio £10000 i ddarparu sesiynau cwnsela i bobl sydd wedi'u heffeithio gan iechyd meddwl gwael a'r argyfwng costau byw. Bydd y grant yn cynnwys 100 o sesiynau unigol.
Postcode Community Trust - Project1million
£25,000	27/05/2022	Funding facilitated 250 therapy sessions for people struggling with their mental health and are searching for support.
National Lottery Community Fund - bigmoose
£10,000	18/02/2022	Bigmoose in Cardiff will provide mental health therapies for people in crisis and awareness raising sessions for business and schools. £10000 will pay for the therapy and mental health first-aid training.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - bigmoose
£9,000	23/10/2020 11	Bigmoose in Cardiff will use £9000 to provide free counselling sessions for people whose mental health has been negatively impacted by Covid-19. Bydd Bigmoose yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio £9000 i ddarparu sesiynau cwnsela am ddim i bobl y mae ....more Bigmoose in Cardiff will use £9000 to provide free counselling sessions for people whose mental health has been negatively impacted by Covid-19. Bydd Bigmoose yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio £9000 i ddarparu sesiynau cwnsela am ddim i bobl y mae Covid-19 wedi effeithio'n negyddol ar eu hiechyd meddwl.
National Lottery Community Fund - bigmoose supertri 4
£6,400	09/09/2019 12	bigmoose supertri 4

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BETHAN LEE Appointed: 2022

JANE FRANCES SIN Appointed: 2023

OLIVER SMITH Appointed: 2022

TANIA JENNER Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/07/2018, number: 1179222

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

5 returns made; AR20: 196 days late,

Main office

4-5
frederick street
CARDIFF
CF10 2DB

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit:(a) The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health (especially mental ill-health), disability, financial hardship or other social disadvantage (including in particular, homelessness) by any charitable means; and(b) The advancement of education of the general public about mental health, suicide prevention and homelessness through the provision of training, information and in any other exclusively charitable ways which the trustees from time to time think fit.

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