Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 22

PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE

The PAPYRUS helpline , HOPELineUK Telephone 0800 068 41 41, provides information and practical advice to any young person who is feeling suicidal and to anyone who is worried that a young person they know may be suicidal. PAPYRUS also produces suicide prevention information and resources.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 26 years

www.papyrus-uk.org

admin@papyrus-uk.org

01925572444

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£4,501	£4,607	£-106	£326	£2,520	£2,516	6.6	88	10
31/03/22	£4,371	£3,762	£608	£328	£2,626	£2,621	8.4	78	150
31/03/21	£2,831	£2,733	£98	£184	£2,018	£1,937	8.5	62	150
31/03/20	£3,173	£2,765	£408	£142	£1,919	£1,732	7.5	55	150
31/03/19	£2,836	£1,828	£1,008	£112	£1,511	£1,339	8.8	45	293
31/03/18	£1,347	£1,268	£80	£89	£503	£492	4.7	31	0
31/03/17	£1,024	£970	£54	£0	£424	£326	4	27	0
31/03/16	£844	£852	£-8	£55	£370	£323	4.5	22	0
31/03/15	£668	£534	£134	£6	£378	£341	7.7	13	0
31/03/14	£388	£367	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£305	£313	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£209	£326	£-117	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£272	£336	£-64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£343	£322	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£480	£229	£251	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£264	£222	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£208	£261	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£198	£140	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£140	£55	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£56	£46	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 8.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

88 employees
10 volunteers

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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

The Aim Foundation	£69,840
Innox Foundation	£25,000
Masonic Trust	£20,000
Steve Morgan Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
£3,000	20/06/2023	Trustee discretionary donation
CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
£350	07/01/2022	Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide
£100	17/08/2021	To support shattering the stigma around suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to suicidal behaviour.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£20,000	05/07/2021	800 people in London will benefit from better understanding about the prevention of young suicide through volunteers running awareness raising events in their local communities.
Innox Foundation - Grant to PAPYRUS
£25,000	30/05/2021	Funding to help scale HOPELINEUK, PAPYRUS's national helpline service
The Aim Foundation - Grant to Papyrus
£69,840	24/04/2019 36	A new 3 year grant to provide 30 training courses in suicide awarenes and prevention per year across the West Midlands. This includes a longer course for bulding the skills of caregivers to provide ....more A new 3 year grant to provide 30 training courses in suicide awarenes and prevention per year across the West Midlands. This includes a longer course for bulding the skills of caregivers to provide fist aid interventions.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
£112,311	28/02/2019 36	This project will deliver HOPELINEUK, a telephone, text and email helpline which offers help and support to any young person with thoughts of suicide. It will lead to reduced risk of suicide, ....more This project will deliver HOPELINEUK, a telephone, text and email helpline which offers help and support to any young person with thoughts of suicide. It will lead to reduced risk of suicide, increased support and a better awareness of how to seek help.
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£65,345	20/06/2018	A grant to fund the salary of a Suicide Prevention Advisor to expand helpline for young people struggling with suicidal thoughts.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Cheshire Self Care and Suicide Prevention Project
£24,500	10/11/2016	PAPYRUS is the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide in the UK, providing confidential support to young people and anyone worried about a young person - whilst engaging with ....more PAPYRUS is the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide in the UK, providing confidential support to young people and anyone worried about a young person - whilst engaging with communities, and training individuals and groups in suicide awareness. The Cheshire Self Care and Suicide Prevention project, is an innovative project that engages young people, parents and the wider Cheshire community . The project will promote and practice the art of of self care which will involve the recruitment and training of 60 Cheshire wide suicide prevention first aiders and the delivery of free awareness suicide prevention sessions to parents. The grant will pay for staffing and running costs for the project.
National Lottery Community Fund - PAPYRUS Celebrating 20 Years of Preventing Young Suicide across the UK
£10,000	01/09/2016 12	The organisation will use the funding to hold three community focused events to celebrate the history of the organisation, its current work and plans for the future and showcase its achievements in ....more The organisation will use the funding to hold three community focused events to celebrate the history of the organisation, its current work and plans for the future and showcase its achievements in improving the community. The organisation also hopes to provide opportunities to reinforce their partnership working.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-68

ALEXANDRA GEMMA BOWEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

ANDREW AIREY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LAKE DISTRICT FOUNDATION,

DR ANNESSA REBAIR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lecturer

HARRY JOHN HESKETH BIGGS-DAVISON (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

HELEN DENNY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Mental Health Trainer Lead

PHOEBE OLIVIA TORRANCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Film Director

SARAH JANE FITCHETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nurse Lecturer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/08/1998, number: 1070896
Registered at Companies House on 29/04/1998, number: 03555482

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
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; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from LAUREN'S PLACE on 13/02/2024

Main office

PAPYRUS Prevention Of Young Suicide
2 Bankside
Crosfield Street
WARRINGTON
WA1 1UP

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF SUICIDE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONCERNING YOUNG PEOPLETO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE BY YOUNG PEOPLE, AND WHERE POSSIBLE, TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND/OR THEIR CARERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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