Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

MINDFUL SURREY UK

Mindful Surrey was established in 2020 to ensure that mindfulness training is available to everyone throughout the UK, regardless of circumstances. They run mindfulness courses, online and in-person, enabling people to improve their mental health and overall wellbeing. Support is offered to adults and children, with free sessions for people on low incomes, state schools and community groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why is the Board 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£24£16£8n/a
31/03/23£24£16£8n/a
31/03/22£16£15£1n/a
05/04/21£6£6£0n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.mindfulsurrey.co.uk

info@mindfulsurrey.co.uk

07366333273

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Community Foundation for Surrey - Mindfulness training for Surrey residents on low incomes 2023
£6,500 20/10/2022
Funding for Mindfulness training in schools and the community.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Mental wellbeing
£4,000 06/05/2021
2
Funding towards mindfulness sessions and weekly drop-in sessions, by an organisation based in Mole Valley, that helps people of all ages with their mental health, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DIANA DAVIES Appointed: 2020
  • DR ELEANORE HARGREAVES Appointed: 2020
  • PAULINE SAXBY Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2020, number: 1187713
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

13 WARRENNE ROAD
BROCKHAM
BETCHWORTH
RH3 7JY

Objectives

MINDFUL SURREY?S CHARITABLE PURPOSE IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, IN SURREY, SUSSEX AND THROUGHOUT THE UK. THE AIM IS TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF MINDFULNESS TRAINING, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN MINDFUL SURREY?S COURSES AND EVENTS, INDIVIDUALS CAN DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN ORDER TO ENHANCE AND TRANSFORM THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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