Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE WINDMILL TRUST

We provide therapeutic services to children and young people aged 4-18

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

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
31/12/23		£56	£57	£0	n/a
31/12/22		£67	£17	£50	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://www.thewindmilltrust.org/

admin@thewindmilltrust.org

07708650696

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric)

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Postcode Neighbourhood Trust	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Cumbria Community Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Therapy for Distressed Children in Cumbria
£10,000	16/06/2023	The funding will be used to deliver creative arts therapy for young people experiencing distress due to multiple adverse childhood experiences. The project aims to improve mental and physical wellbeing.
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Salary for Children's Therapist for West Cumbria
£25,000	27/09/2022	Funding paid for creative therapy sessions for 20 children with complex emotional issues who would otherwise not have received any support.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Therapy for Children with ACEs
£10,000	24/03/2022	Therapy for Children with ACEs
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapy for Children with ACE's
£10,000	25/02/2022	The funding will be used to deliver creative therapeutic support services for children at risk of long-term mental health issues and affected by adverse childhood experiences. The project aims to support children to help keep them safe improve their ....more The funding will be used to deliver creative therapeutic support services for children at risk of long-term mental health issues and affected by adverse childhood experiences. The project aims to support children to help keep them safe improve their self- esteem friendships and relationships mental health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

DEBORAH BISHOP Appointed: 2024

GARRY ELLIOTT Appointed: 2022

KATHERINE HAIGH Appointed: 2022

LESLEY RITCHIE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2021, number: 1195160

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

16 High Street
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 9NJ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS, PARENTS, AND CARERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO REQUIRE THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST INFORMATION AND TRAINING.

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