Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

MID AND NORTH ESSEX MIND 

Colchester Mind provides support, advocacy, advice and information to children and young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties, and adults with with mental health issues, across Essex although predominantly in Colchester and Tendring.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 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 gender
Established: 27 years

www.mnessexmind.org

enquiries@mnessexmind.org

07854901369

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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£2,759£2,659£100£172£2,998£2,75512.4970
31/03/22£2,904£1,615£1,290£0£2,898£2,32617.3855
31/03/21£2,005£1,681£325£0£2,252£1,68112650
31/03/20£1,732£1,275£458£0£1,927£1,32912.5498
31/03/19£1,161£1,152£10£0£1,469£1,37514.3458
31/03/18£1,156£1,149£7£0£1,460£1,43915510
31/03/17*£1,365£1,250£116£0£1,433£1,43313.8430
31/03/16*£1,423£1,018£406£0£1,370£1,37016.2430
31/03/15£1,156£1,145£11£4£955£9049.5300
31/03/14*£1,543£1,562£-19£1,566£944£6985.4320
31/03/13£1,701£1,530£172£3£967£6695.2470
31/03/12£1,669£1,626£43£3£796£5864.3470
31/03/11*£1,889£1,672£216£3£736£6394.6590
31/03/10£1,314£1,274£40£1£519£4374.1440
31/03/09£954£871£83£1£480£4095.6360
31/03/08£671£622£49£2£397£3426.6280
31/03/07£655£637£18£2£348£3065.8270
31/03/06£655£621£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£535£606£-71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£489£445£44£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 12.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 97 employees

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£75,500
DCMS£40,500
Co-Operative Group£2,549
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£10,000 07/05/2021
to employ a new community link support worker who will support those with mental health problems accessing the crisis café in north east Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£15,000 30/04/2021
to employ a new community link support worker who will support those with mental health problems accessing the crisis café in north east Essex
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£40,500 08/10/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£40,500 06/10/2020
to enable safe face to face therapy sessions and improve IT and online therapy during COVID19 for people with mental health issues living in North and Mid Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£10,000 23/04/2020
to purchase digital and IT equipment for counsellors and support workers providing vital mental health support to vulnerable individuals living in North East and Mid Essex during COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mid and North East Essex Mind
£2,549 15/11/2019
We want to provide therapeutic horticulture projects for isolated people living with mental health issues or substance misuse problems.
Essex Community Foundation - Chat with Charlie
£99,742 22/03/2019
18
To support the operation of a confidential telephone mental health support service for students at the University of Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Children and Young People's Early Intervention Counselling Service
£6,849 06/06/2018
11
To run a children and young people's Early Intervention Counselling Service in Maldon
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-78
  • JAMIE HOPKINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Director Of It
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/1997, number: 1064309
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/05/1997, number: 03374820
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 2 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Main office

Mid & North East Essex Mind
The Constantine Centre
272a Mersea Road
COLCHESTER
CO2 8QZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT BOTH WITHIN AND ACROSS MID AND NORTH ESSEX, AS WELL AS ESSEX ITSELF AND SOUTH SUFFOLK, AND PRIMARILY IN COLCHESTER, IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) (HEREINAFTER CALLED “MIND”) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF MIND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COLCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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