Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE CENTRE FOR BETTER HEALTH LTD

The Centre For Better Health is a mental health charity that supports recovery and promotes wellbeing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£738	£738	£1	£0	£36	£36	0.6	29	78
31/03/22	£672	£672	£0	£0	£35	£35	0.6	27	65
31/03/21	£675	£674	£1	£0	£35	£35	0.6	29	62
31/03/20	£810	£810	£0	£6	£35	£35	0.5	34	125
31/03/19	£743	£756	£-13	£3	£34	£34	0.5	30	126
31/03/18	£692	£710	£-19	£0	£47	£34	0.6	32	0
31/03/17	£792	£789	£3	£0	£65	£33	0.5	34	0
31/03/16	£717	£684	£33	£0	£62	£32	0.6	34	0
31/03/15	£588	£589	£-1	£13	£29	£11	0.2	22	0
31/03/14	£500	£506	£-6	£20	£30	£9	0.2	24	0
31/03/13	£479	£466	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£541	£542	£-1	£0	£23	£4	0.1	22	0
31/03/11	£549	£576	£-28	£0	£24	£4	0.1	22	0
31/03/10	£744	£755	£-12	£0	£51	£30	0.5	28	0
31/03/09	£1,130	£1,122	£8	£0	£63	£26	0.3	43	0
31/03/08	£1,180	£1,248	£-68	£7	£55	£16	0.2	49	0
31/03/07	£1,143	£1,303	£-160	£10	£122	£86	0.8	49	0
31/03/06	£1,166	£1,287	£-121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£1,342	£1,421	£-79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£1,151	£1,254	£-102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 57%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

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Established: 38 years

www.centreforbetterhealth.org.uk

02089853570

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General outpatient health-care services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Newham, Tower Hamlets,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

29 employees
78 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
CAF - Grant to The Centre for Better Health
£10,000	22/06/2020 3	Grant to The Centre for Better Health to support the organisation through COVID19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	08/05/2019	Unrestricted
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bikery
£200,059	08/04/2015 24	The funding will be used to develop a project that offers training placements to people recovering from mental health difficulties. A social enterprise consisting of a bakery which is already up and ....more The funding will be used to develop a project that offers training placements to people recovering from mental health difficulties. A social enterprise consisting of a bakery which is already up and running and a new bicycle repair workshop will offer trainees a variety of opportunities to develop their skills. The project aims to help individuals build their skills and stability in order to move onto further volunteering, education or employment out with the enterprise.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-75

LINIS DOLBY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nurse, Other trusteeships: THE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION, BETTER HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED,

ADE AFILAKA Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: WESTWARD INNER-CITY SPORT & EDUCATION (WISE) YOUTH TRUST,

DAISY ELIZABETH MANNIFIELD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Mcsi, Other trusteeships: THE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION, BETTER HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED,

RAB MCNEILL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Psycotherapist, Other trusteeships: THE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION, BETTER HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1985, number: 292944
Registered at Companies House on 23/09/1985, number: 01949363

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE DARNLEY CENTRE
1A DARNLEY ROAD
LONDON
E9 6QH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE WITH THE STATUTORY SERVICES FOR THE LONDON BOROUGHS AND OTHERS THE REHABILITATION OF THE MENTALLY ILL ON THEIR RETURN TO HOME EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY BY PREPARATORY WORK IN THE HOSPITAL OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND AFTER-CARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO TO PROMOTE PRACTICAL MEASURES AND RESEARCH FOR THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF MENTAL DISTRESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HACKNEY, TOWER HAMLETS, HARINGEY & ISLINGTON BUT WITHOUT RESTRICTION ELSEWHERE IF NEEDED

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