Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

CONNECT FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH

The objects of the charity is to benefit the public by providing relief and rehabilitation to persons resident in the United Kingdom suffering or recovering from any form of mental illness by provision of opportunities for such persons to engage in therapeutic activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£214	£156	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£202	£156	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21		£95	£110	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£133	£135	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£133	£111	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£125	£119	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£127	£144	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£84	£92	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£194	£161	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£122	£118	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£122	£118	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£107	£123	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£131	£149	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£129	£152	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£119	£118	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£128	£126	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£130	£129	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£124	£118	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£117	£119	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£119	£109	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 34 years

www.cathja.org

cathja99@hotmail.com

02087589887

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Ealing, Hounslow, Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Gender Split

DAVID MORRIS, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF CATHJA,

DR ANN BOWDEN, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF CATHJA,

MORRIS GROSSFELD Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF CATHJA,

SUSAN COOPER Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF CATHJA,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/03/1990, number: 802695

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
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; AR07: 121 days late, AR04: 25 days late,

Main office

Courage
Brent Way
Brentford
TW8 8ES

Objectives

RELIEVE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SUFFERING OR RECOVERING FROM ANY FORM OF MENTAL ILLNESS BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS TO ENGAGE IN THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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