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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

MY LIFE 

Supporting the mental health of children, young people and adults in education and the criminal justice system, with the aim of encouraging and educating those we collaborate with, to support and promote a less stigmatised outlook on mental health. We offer mental health training to young people in education and to people classified as NEET, including prison settings across England
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
30/06/23£214,125£254,514£-40,389200
30/06/22£283,429£287,148£-3,71912
30/06/21£208,907£144,717£64,19020
30/06/20£111,082£147,241£-36,15930
30/06/19£75,208£68,909£6,299800
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.student-life.co

info@student-life.co

01473353512

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 200 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Henry Smith Charity£10,000
Suffolk Community Foundation£7,880
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/10/2021
Peer Support Initiatives for Students
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Student Life
£10,000 18/03/2021
towards one year's running costs of a Mental Health Ambassador Training programme for young people in schools and colleges in Kent.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Providing Mental Health Support at YOI
£2,880 21/08/2020
9
To provide Mental Health Support for prisoners at Hollesley Bay Young Offenders Institution. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Mental Health Ambassador Training for Young People
£5,000 06/07/2020
12
To support student Mental Health Ambassador Training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2018, number: 1180933
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

48 ALNESBOURN CRESCENT
IPSWICH
IP3 9GD

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) ADVANCING GENERAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION BY CONTRIBUTING TO AND PARTICIPATING IN THE PRODUCTION OF A PERIODIC LIFESTYLE PUBLICATION AND ACCOMPANYING SHORT FILMS, UPSKILLING PEOPLE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRINT AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION PROCESS. (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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