Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 1

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

MIND OVER MOUNTAINS

Mind Over Mountains is a charity restoring well-being naturally through life-changing therapeutic outdoor experiences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/05/23	£91,276	£111,927	£-20,651	10
31/05/22	£123,741	£109,068	£14,673	0
31/05/21	£47,874	£25,326	£22,548	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.mindovermountains.org.uk

info@mindovermountains.org.uk

07818803556

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Reconnecting Rambles
£7,250	16/04/2021	The funding will be used to continue to provide guided hill-walking days combined with professional NLP coaching mindfulness and counselling for their service users including people with mental ....more The funding will be used to continue to provide guided hill-walking days combined with professional NLP coaching mindfulness and counselling for their service users including people with mental health issues and those from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds. This aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

ALEXANDER STANIFORTH Appointed: 2020

ABIOLA ADERIBIGBE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: CADBURY BARN TRUST,

BETH THOMAS Appointed: 2022

CAROLINE WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2020

CLAIRE HOUGHTON Appointed: 2022

GILES THURSTON Appointed: 2022

KATIE SMITH Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM HOWARTH Appointed: 2023

ALISON SMITH Appointed: 2020

JOHN WHITEHEAD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2020, number: 1190883

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
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

96 Bryants Acre
Wendover
AYLESBURY
Buckinghamshire
HP22 6LA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ACCREDITED ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT IN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS

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