Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -6

SANE

Raising awareness and campaigning to combat stigma surrounding mental illness and to improve mental health servicesProviding emotional support and specialist services through its helpline SANEline open 365 evenings a year, Email service, Textcare and Online ForumPromoting and hosting research into the causes of mental illness and effectiveness of treatments and therapies

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 37 years

www.sane.org.uk

vperera@sane.org.uk

02038051756

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£931	£1,352	£-422	£425	£3,832	£2,654	23.6	21	37
31/03/22		£1,179	£1,276	£-96	£379	£4,254	£2,870	27	19	19
31/03/21		£1,587	£1,153	£434	£233	£4,350	£2,990	31.1	21	20
31/03/20		£2,371	£1,353	£1,018	£222	£3,916	£2,563	22.7	24	17
31/03/19		£1,719	£1,314	£405	£233	£2,898	£1,555	14.2	24	85
31/03/18		£953	£1,234	£-281	£223	£2,493	£1,097	10.7	22	0
31/03/17		£1,326	£1,094	£232	£144	£2,774	£1,384	15.2	22	0
31/03/16		£1,361	£1,066	£296	£101	£2,541	£1,152	13	24	0
31/03/15		£1,000	£1,092	£-91	£114	£2,246	£1,139	12.5	26	0
31/03/14		£1,075	£1,229	£-154	£134	£2,337	£1,199	11.7	20	0
31/03/13		£1,295	£1,280	£15	£135	£2,491	£1,257	11.8	31	0
31/03/12		£1,089	£1,255	£-167	£144	£2,475	£1,344	12.8	31	0
31/03/11		£1,122	£1,192	£-70	£141	£2,642	£1,533	15.4	31	0
31/03/10		£1,125	£1,042	£83	£335	£2,712	£1,653	19	28	0
31/03/09	*	£1,162	£2,210	£-1,047	£294	£2,628	£1,024	5.6	25	0
31/03/08	*	£1,117	£1,427	£-310	£537	£3,676	£919	7.7	0	0
31/03/07	*	£1,502	£1,285	£217	£456	£3,963	£1,947	18.2	0	0
31/03/06	*	£966	£1,343	£-377	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,620	£1,988	£-368	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,824	£1,815	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 55%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 32.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 23.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 27.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

21 employees
37 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£90,000	27/06/2018	Extension of SANEline and Caller Care
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to SANE
£20,000	24/07/2017	Main Grant unrestricted core costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to SANE
£99,000	28/01/2015 36	£99,000 over three years (3 x £33,000) towards the salary and related costs of the Director of Services post.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-78

JOHN DOUGLAS BREWER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

VICTORIA RUSSELL HON (Chair) Appointed: 2011

MARK DAVISON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Investment Banker

PROF DINESH KUMAR BHUGRA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Psychiatrist

ROBERT ANTHONY MATTHEWS Appointed: 1996, Occupation: Accountant

JOHN CROCKET BOWIS Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Mep, Other trusteeship: PDGN LIMITED,

PROFESSOR JAMES HUNTER MACCABE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Medical Practitioner, Other trusteeship: THE MACCABE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/04/1987, number: 296572
Registered at Companies House on 24/03/1987, number: 02114937

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
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; AR09: 4 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 76 days late, AR06: 16 days late, AR05: 37 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

SANE
St. Marks Studios
14 Chillingworth Road
Islington
London
N7 8QJ

Objectives

(I) THE UNDERTAKING OR ASSISTING IN THE UNDERTAKING OF RESEARCH INTO SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS AND THE PUBLISHING OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; (II) THE RELIEF OF THE SICK ESPECIALLY PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS BY PROVIDING OR PROMOTING THE IMPROVEMENT OF CARE AND TREATMENT AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS DECIDE AND THE PREVENTION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS (III) THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS (IV) THE RELIEF OF RELATIVES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS AND OTHERS AFFECTED BY THEIR ACTIONS WHO ARE IN NEED AND DISTRESS (V) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ADVICE AND BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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