Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    SUNDERLAND HEADLIGHT

    Headlight supports people experiencing mental health issues by providing a range of services and activities that enable them to step on the road to recovery and independence. Consultation with service users helps us to identify current need and develop effective practices. We work in a person centred way and offer people a place to belong and an opportunity to live a fulfilling life.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    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£131£115£16n/a
    31/12/22£88£54£34n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.sunderlandheadlight.co.uk

    sunderland.headlight@hotmail.co.uk

    01915101494

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Sunderland,
    Who it helps
    • 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
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Sunderland Headlight
    £2,250 14/12/2022
    One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • JULIE EASTON Appointed: 2021
    • JULIE GRAHAM Appointed: 2021
    • MICHELLE UNTHANK-SKINNER Appointed: 2021
    • NICHOLA KRISTIANSEN Appointed: 2021
    • PAUL ALLISON Appointed: 2021
    • ROBERT BRAINES (Chair) Appointed: 2021
    • SUSIE TURNER Appointed: 2021
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/10/2021, number: 1196126
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting 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
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from SUNDERLAND HEADLIGHT on 11/01/2023
    Main office

    14 Mary Street
    Sunderland
    Tyne & Wear
    SR1 3NH
    SR13NH

    Objectives

    THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING, OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED, FROM POOR MENTAL HEALTH BY OFFERING EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO SUCH PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, TAILORED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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