Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    HEADS ON 

    At Heads On we do everything we can to make things better for the people who come to Sussex Partnership for help, by providing funding for special projects, patient and family support, pioneering research and the transformation of your local mental health hospitals into more comfortable and welcoming environments.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 28 years

    http://www.headsoncharity.org/home/index.html

    corin.ansted@SUSSEXPARTNERSHIP.NHS.UK

    07824496079

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    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£460£526£-65n/an/an/an/an/a12
    31/03/22£1,902£904£998£140£1,939£2603.4428
    31/03/21£496£390£106n/an/an/an/an/a40
    31/03/20£336£269£67n/an/an/an/an/a43
    31/03/19£500£447£53£99£682£521.4332
    31/03/18£238£228£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£236£261£-25£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£211£340£-129£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£90£187£-96£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£59£73£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£33£61£-28£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£18£77£-58£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£73£144£-71£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£67£122£-55£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09*£35£357£-322£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08*£228£124£105£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£828£93£735£20£1,519£771000
    31/03/06£60£453£-393£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£65£159£-94£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£223£229£-5£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 12 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,

    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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Amber Activates
    £1,577 21/10/2023
    We would like to purchase gym equipment to enable our service users to access physical activity and exercise without having to leave the ward, supported by staff and their peers.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Heads On
    £1,837 22/10/2022
    Local residents will have increased opportunities to get active and see improvements in their mental health and social connectedness, as this project is accessible, local and free.
    Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Heads On_WFET Family Award_ 2022
    £1,000 01/08/2022
    Covid-19 Restoration Bursary Fund: Heads On provide emergency hardship support for people facing financial difficulty as a result of Covid-19. The fund is aimed supporting people who may be facing ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Heads On
    £2,740 19/11/2018
    Help us create a therapy garden at Mill View mental health hospital, to help women who are acutely unwell to enjoy the outdoors.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Peer Support Groups
    £9,947 25/10/2018
    12
    The organisation will use funding to deliver a peer support service for offenders with mental health problems who are leaving secure hospital into the community. Participants will be able to meet new ....more
    Sport England - Pilot Project - Installation of a MUGA
    £11,532 27/06/2018
    11
    Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Pilot Project - Installation of a MUGA. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
    DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Pilot Project - Installation of a MUGA
    £50,000 27/06/2018
    Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Pilot Project - Installation of a MUGA'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
    Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Heads On
    £40,000 04/12/2017
    Games area in medium secure hospital for mentally unwell offenders in Hellingly, East Sussex
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Testing specialist arts-based Recovery College courses
    £59,259 17/11/2015
    21
    Recovery Colleges support people with mental health problems on their journey to recovery through education in a non-stigmatising college environment. Working with Sussex Recovery College, Heads On ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/01/1996, number: 1051736
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR09: 13 days late, AR08: 5 days late,
    Main office

    Heads On
    Portland House
    44 Richmond Road
    WORTHING
    West Sussex
    BN11 1HS

    Objectives

    SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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