Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1

SHROPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT 

Working in the field of Mental Health. Offering direct support to people in crisis, suicide prevention, outreach and advocacy, support for families of those suffering from poor mental health as well as friends and colleagues. Group work, peer support, talks and lectures to lower the stigma surrounding mental health. Advice and signposting. Promotion of Mental Health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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:

  • The Board is predominantly male
Established: 33 years

www.shropshiremhs.com

manager@shropshiremhs.com

01743368647

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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£835£736£99£16£711£2824.64838
31/03/22£693£571£122£0£612£2685.64348
31/03/21£545£430£115£0£491£2176.13050
31/03/20£542£398£144£0£376£1905.7250
31/03/19£484£380£104n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£309£262£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£154£144£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£158£149£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£105£103£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£88£88£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£117£119£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£139£148£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£119£141£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£136£132£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£130£136£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£119£123£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£109£114£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£129£115£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£125£106£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£93£69£24£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 40%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: INF
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 48 employees
  • 38 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Powys, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin,

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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,844 09/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Shropshire Mind
£54,000 20/07/2016
36
Provides services across the county for people and their families affected by mental or emotional distress. The grant will contribute to salaries and running costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Shropshire Mind
£20,000 28/01/2013
A longstanding Mental Health Support charity serving Shropshire who are seeking funding for a mental Health Support Worker who will support their groups operating in the remote areas of Shropshire ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-77
  • CLIVE IRELAND (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Staff Development Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/1991, number: 1003117
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/03/1991, number: 02594511
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
  • 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: 13 days late, AR07: 13 days late, AR05: 60 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Shropshire MHS
Suite 3-4
Observer House
Abbey Foregate
SHREWSBURY
SY2 6BL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILTATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHROPSHIRE EXCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF THE TELFORD AND WREKIN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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