Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    BE THE DIFFERENCE 

    Supporting the mental health of our local community by providing counselling, exercise therapy, support and wellbeing groups.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received Government grants

    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
    31/03/23£10,336£12,456£-2,1204
    31/03/22£27,542£13,280£14,2623
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.bethedifference.org.uk

    support@bethedifference.org.uk

    03001027735

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Mental health and addiction
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Doncaster, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 4 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2021, number: 1194936
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    ABC Accounting
    Unit 1
    Willoughton Place
    Wharton Close
    GAINSBOROUGH
    Lincolns

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH, THEIR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHO ARE LONELY AND ISOLATED RESIDENT IN GAINSBOROUGH AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF WELLBEING AND SUPPORT GROUPS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMMES/EXERCISE; B) EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND ADVICE;C) SUPPORT TO REFERRALS FOR COUNSELLING INTERVENTIONS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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