Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

BEYOND REFLECTIONS

PROVIDES COUNSELLING, LIFE SKILLS, WORKSHOPS, FACILITATED GROUPWORK, SAFE SPACES, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY FOR TRANSGENDER AND QUESTIONING PEOPLE AND THE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS IN THEIR LIVES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£129£134£-5n/a
31/03/22£122£121£1n/a
31/03/21*£122£102£21n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.beyond-reflections.org.uk

info@beyond-reflections.org.uk

03448468545

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • LGBTQ+ support
  • 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
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Beyond Reflections
£180,000 14/06/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing wellbeing and counselling support for trans, non-binary and gender questioning adults and their families and friends across England and Wales.
National Lottery Community Fund - Beyond Reflections Outreach
£10,000 04/11/2022
The funding will be used to deliver outreach services business development and a conference for members of the LGBTQ+ community. The project aims to enable the organisation to continue their advice and support services for trans+ people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JENNY HARVEY Appointed: 2020
  • MELISSA TILLING Appointed: 2021
  • SAMANTHA CARTWRIGHT Appointed: 2023
  • SCOTT JOHNSON (Chair) Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/01/2020, number: 1187351
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
  • 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
3 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHRYSALIS on 20/06/2022
Main office

Beyond Reflections
Frobisher House
The Bulb
Southampton
Hampshire

Objectives

3.1 TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF GENDER DIVERSE (TRANSGENDER OR QUESTIONING) ADULTS AND THOSE WHO ARE THE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS (ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS, PARTNERS, CARERS, AND CLOSE FRIENDS) OF SOMEONE WHO IS GENDER DIVERSE, BY SUCH MEANS AS DETERMINED BY THE CHARITY, INCLUDING: A) PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR GENDER DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS B) PROVIDING FORUMS WITH COUNSELLORS AND TRAINED ADVISORS C) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR BENEFICIARIES TO MEET LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS D) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH PEOPLE TO LEARN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS SO THAT THEY MAY PARTICIPATE BETTER IN MAINSTREAM SOCIETY 3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO ARE GENDER DIVERSE AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS; PARTICULARLY IN GENDER RELATED ISSUES BY: A) PROVISION OF LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS AT THE SUPPORT MEETINGS B) PROVIDING SPEAKERS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST AT THE SUPPORT MEETINGS 3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENDER RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING AN AWARENESS TRAINING SERVICE TO: A) EDUCATE THOSE WHO MAY EMPLOY OR COME INTO CONTACT WITH GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR WORKB) PROVIDE EDUCATION TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS, AGENCIES AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES THROUGH TRAINING WORKSHOPS C) PROVIDE WORKSHOPS AIMED AT ADDRESSING PREJUDICE. 3.4 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) WORKING TO RAISE TRANSGENDER AWARENESS B) WORKING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER DIVERSITY 3.5 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED (BY DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR GENDER DIVERSITY), RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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