Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 19

MIND IN KINGSTON

Mind in Kingston is a user-led charity that provides mental health support to people with lived experience of mental health issues in and around the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Services include clinical support, physical activities, creative projects, peer-led groups, independent living, drop-in cafe, advice and information, campaigning and user involvement.

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 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

Established: 25 years

www.mindinkingston.org.uk

info@mindinkingston.org.uk

02082553939

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£580	£635	£-55	£5	£329	£189	3.6	22	62
31/03/22	£434	£431	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21	£459	£347	£112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/20	£398	£333	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19	£307	£277	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	£288	£248	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£317	£255	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£291	£280	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£251	£310	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£257	£296	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£242	£272	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£245	£259	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£245	£270	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£248	£259	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£255	£239	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£238	£238	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£241	£230	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£241	£232	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£248	£201	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£214	£192	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
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

Kingston Upon Thames,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

22 employees
62 volunteers

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

DCMS	£54,490
Sport England	£11,000
CAF	£7,500
The Fore	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - WEURO Kingstonian Mind United FC
£1,000	09/08/2022	This project will work closely with Kingstonian Mind United FC to develop a third football team specifically for women and non-binary people who experience mental health challenges. The project aims ....more This project will work closely with Kingstonian Mind United FC to develop a third football team specifically for women and non-binary people who experience mental health challenges. The project aims to Improve Wellbeing, Build Confidence and Tackle Isolation. Funding will be used to contribute to hire of facilities and coaching fees. The project is seeking to benefit 30 participants.
Sport England - TGC CF Get Active
£10,000	02/08/2021 12	This project will deliver a year long programme of activity for women living with various mental health conditions. 6 taster sessions will be delivered, followed by 2 structured 12 week programmes.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£54,490	09/10/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Mind in Kingston
£5,000	08/06/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Mind in Kingston, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
CAF - Grant to Mind in Kingston
£7,500	26/05/2020 3	Grant to Mind in Kingston to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Kingston
£3,440	15/11/2019	We want to provide peer support training for our volunteers so they can effectively support others with mental health issues.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Kingston
£4,581	29/11/2017	We want to offer a weekly art group to patients on the acute mental health ward, to improve mental well-being and connection with others.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to MIND In Kingston
£8,340	29/06/2016 24	Mind in Kingston provides support services and day activities for people with mental ill health in Kingston upon Thames. This grant is towards the purchase and adoption of the Views Database to ....more Mind in Kingston provides support services and day activities for people with mental ill health in Kingston upon Thames. This grant is towards the purchase and adoption of the Views Database to assist its client record keeping, monitoring and evaluation

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-89

BIJAL DATTANI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer

CAMILLA GEMMA FADEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Clinical Educator And Medical Lead

CERI POTTER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Executive

GERARD NOEL DOYLE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Banking

KEVIN MITCHELL (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant

MARILYN FANE CORRY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Psychotherapist

RORY LIAM KIDGER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Projects And Programmes

SOPHIE MCCALLUM ADAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assessor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/1999, number: 1076791
Registered at Companies House on 25/02/1999, number: 03719792

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; all on time

Main office

The Old Post Office
1 Brook Street
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
KT1 2HA

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 WITHIN AN AREA CENTRED ON THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CHARITY MIND AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY MIND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KINGSTON UPON THAMES

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