Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

OXFORDSHIRE MIND

"Promoting good mental health through the provision of high quality services and campaigning for positive change".
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£7,207£8,130£-923£242£3,829£3,8175.6220125
31/03/22£8,095£8,261£-166£216£4,822£4,0955.924270
31/03/21£6,500£6,231£269£158£5,004£4,670922250
31/03/20£5,271£4,876£395£21£4,683£4,51511.1129100
31/03/19£4,169£4,087£82£12£4,288£4,19612.311180
31/03/18£3,618£3,695£-77£8£4,026£4,007131130
31/03/17£3,474£3,569£-94£7£3,942£3,91713.21110
31/03/16*£3,395£3,144£251£0£4,037£4,01515.31040
31/03/15£3,315£3,210£106£15£3,786£3,72213.9820
31/03/14£4,236£2,997£1,239£14£3,680£3,57514.3810
31/03/13£2,965£2,806£159£19£2,441£2,39210.2760
31/03/12£2,954£2,841£113£23£2,282£2,2489.51100
31/03/11£2,848£2,924£-76£31£2,168£2,1608.9900
31/03/10£2,915£2,556£360£23£2,244£1,8058.5840
31/03/09£2,676£2,372£303£19£1,884£1,8779.5680
31/03/08£2,082£1,925£157£19£1,581£1,5699.8620
31/03/07£1,879£1,755£124£9£1,431£7875.4460
31/03/06£1,874£1,701£173n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£2,062£1,646£416n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,653£1,522£131n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 54 years

www.oxfordshiremind.org.uk

office@oxfordshiremind.org.uk

01865263730

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Reading, West Berkshire, Wiltshire, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£25,000 05/07/2021
The grant will part fund two annual conferences in young people's mental health to 500 people working with children and young people.
Sport England - TGC CF Perinatal Exercise and Wellbeing
£9,318 16/06/2021
11
This project will deliver perinatal exercise and wellbeing sessions to women and girls aged 16+.
Sport England - Walking for Wellbeing
£3,540 27/11/2019
35
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage funding programme for a Revenue project titled Walking for Wellbeing. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness
National Lottery Community Fund - Benefits for Better Mental Health
£312,303 30/05/2019
59
The organisation will use funding to continue running their benefits advice service 'Benefits for Better Mental Health' (BBMH). BBMH helps people with mental health problems in Oxfordshire understand and navigate the welfare benefits system and ....more
Sport England - Walking for Wellbeing
£81,000 17/09/2018
35
Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage funding programme for a Revenue project titled Walking for Wellbeing. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Benefits for Better Mental Health' (BBMH)
£336,078 03/12/2013
60
This project will deliver specialist advice and advocacy to those with mental health problems across Oxfordshire, including navigating changes in welfare reform. This will reduce the increasing levels of anxiety and fear that have been triggered by ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-76
  • ANDREW FARRELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Commercial Director
  • CHARLOTTE GLEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: N/A
  • DIANE HEDGES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • DR ALAN COHEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • ELIZABETH JANE MILLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Philanthropy
  • LAURA JOHNSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr
  • LISA JANE PIM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deputy Director
  • LUCY TOWNSEND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Manager
  • MARTIN WOOD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
  • RACHEL ISABEL GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SUSAN MARY POLYWKA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Corporate Governance Consultant
  • TAFADZWA MAKAYA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant In Paediatric Endocrinology
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/08/1970, number: 261476
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/12/2001, number: 04343625
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YOGA QUOTA LTD on 12/04/2021
Main office

2 KINGS MEADOW
OSNEY MEAD
OXFORD

Objectives

To promote the preservation of mental well-being and to assist in relieving and rehabilitating persons suffering from mental disorder or conditions of emotional or mental distress requiring advice or treatment, in association with Mind in accordance with the aims and objectives of Mind

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE & BANBURY AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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