Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

MIND IN CROYDON LTD 

MIND IN CROYDON IS WORKING TO PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH. IT SEEKS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO LEAD A FULL LIFE AS PART OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE WORK WITH AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, THEIR RELATIVES AND CARERS, LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 25 years

www.mindincroydon.org.uk

admin@mindincroydon.org.uk

02086682210

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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£2,127£2,090£37£12£3,454£3,22518.55551
31/03/22£2,014£1,874£140£45£3,276£3,02619.45784
31/03/21£1,660£1,598£63£41£3,158£2,88521.73852
31/03/20£1,648£1,509£139£57£2,635£2,3861936103
31/03/19£1,451£1,443£8£63£2,541£2,30119.13195
31/03/18£1,522£1,522£0£68£2,541£2,29018.1310
31/03/17£1,621£1,633£-12£96£2,533£2,27716.7370
31/03/16£1,514£1,417£97£106£2,193£1,92616.3370
31/03/15£1,459£1,445£13£112£2,080£1,75614.6310
31/03/14£1,433£1,397£36£101£1,910£1,61113.8280
31/03/13£1,426£1,244£182£49£1,901£1,53314.8280
31/03/12£1,271£1,199£71£11£1,685£1,32613.3280
31/03/11£1,364£1,327£37£20£1,593£1,24511.3290
31/03/10£1,508£1,390£118£27£1,561£1,21510.5280
31/03/09£1,393£1,347£46£38£1,455£1,0969.8280
31/03/08£1,522£1,242£281£26£1,392£1,04510.1270
31/03/07£1,278£1,101£177£37£1,103£1,00110.9270
31/03/06£1,288£1,055£233£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,106£940£166£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,071£1,028£42£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 18.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 55 employees
  • 51 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Croydon,

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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Mind in Croydon
£271,000 06/03/2023
60
£271,000 over five years (£52,000; £53,100; £54,200; £55,300; £56,400) towards the cost of a full-time Active Minds Manager and other associated costs to run Active Minds in Croydon.
Comic Relief - To provide a financial literacy service to people experiencing mental health problems.
£149,613 15/07/2015
36
Many people with mental health problems struggle to understand the benefits system and to manage a budget; this can leave them vulnerable to debt, poverty and even homelessness if tenancies aren't ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Mind in Croydon
£143,600 12/03/2015
36
£143,600 over three years (£48,500; £47,000; £48,100) for the salary of a Sports Co-ordinator and some related project costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-59
  • EULA KERR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Programme Manager
  • JONATHAN LEE MARSH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Partnerships & Transformation Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/02/1999, number: 1073880
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/01/1999, number: 03697578
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; all on time
Main office

M I N D IN CROYDON
26 PAMPISFORD ROAD
PURLEY
CR8 2NE

Objectives

2. Objects2.1. The objects for which the Association is established, principally (but not exclusively) within the area of the London Borough of Croydon and surrounding areas, are:2.1.1. To promote the preservation of good mental health in particular by enabling and empowering any person experiencing mental health problems to live with, manage and recover from their condition.2.1.2. To relieve the needs of people with mental health problems and those who support them by working to increase the understanding of mental health and mental health issues through gathering and disseminating information and working to raise awareness, promote understanding and challenge stigma and discrimination. The association will undertake this with any person with mental health problems and the general public .

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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