Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

FIG BRANCH 

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT) AND OTHER HOLISITIC THERAPIES,SUCH AS GARDENING.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
30/06/23£434,997£410,829£24,1680
30/06/22£434,180£382,533£51,6470
30/06/21£421,107£393,039£28,0680
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 82%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Established: 4 years

hello@figbranch.co.uk

07984630401

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/05/2020, number: 1189312
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
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Orchard House
Melton Park
MELTON CONSTABLE
Norfolk
NR24 2NL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT) AND OTHER HOLISITIC THERAPIES,SUCH AS GARDENING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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