Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 23

SOLENT MIND

Provision of mental health services, in particular psycholgical therapies, wellbeing services and activities, employment support, advocacy, and home-based support including for older people. Promotion of good mental health across diverse communitiesCampaigning to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding

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Positives:

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
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: 24 years

www.solentmind.org.uk

info@solentmind.org.uk

02382027810

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	*	£11,256	£10,290	£965	£418	£4,306	£3,429	4	279	40
31/03/22		£8,542	£8,306	£236	£358	£3,345	£2,507	3.6	207	40
31/03/21		£6,666	£6,262	£404	£442	£3,109	£2,350	4.5	172	50
31/03/20		£6,254	£6,087	£167	£114	£2,708	£1,946	3.8	163	100
31/03/19		£5,712	£5,601	£111	£273	£2,540	£1,773	3.8	200	130
31/03/18		£5,798	£5,663	£135	£225	£2,430	£1,650	3.5	156	0
31/03/17		£5,935	£6,048	£-113	£154	£2,294	£1,447	2.9	163	0
31/03/16		£5,931	£5,960	£-29	£146	£2,412	£1,520	3.1	154	0
31/03/15		£5,135	£4,975	£160	£163	£2,151	£1,374	3.3	136	0
31/03/14		£4,673	£4,616	£57	£188	£2,062	£1,415	3.7	127	0
31/03/13		£4,346	£4,290	£56	£186	£2,005	£1,367	3.8	96	0
31/03/12		£3,976	£3,859	£116	£145	£1,949	£1,297	4	96	0
31/03/11		£3,721	£3,700	£21	£167	£1,832	£1,166	3.8	96	0
31/03/10		£2,851	£2,833	£18	£133	£1,735	£1,072	4.5	82	0
31/03/09		£2,754	£2,657	£97	£31	£1,717	£1,041	4.7	86	0
31/03/08		£2,345	£2,174	£170	£45	£1,620	£957	5.3	75	0
31/03/07		£2,658	£2,003	£655	£36	£1,449	£818	4.9	60	0
31/03/06		£1,854	£1,784	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,738	£1,615	£123	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,475	£1,416	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Portsmouth City, Southampton City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

279 employees
40 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Roots and Branches
£74,729	15/12/2021	The funding will be used to offer inter-generational theatre workshops and performances with young people with mental health issues and older people with dementia in Southampton and Portsmouth. ....more The funding will be used to offer inter-generational theatre workshops and performances with young people with mental health issues and older people with dementia in Southampton and Portsmouth. Theatre for Life CIC is a performing arts company which creates activities for young people who otherwise might not be able to afford participation in the arts. They run subsidised workshops and help fund a free youth theatre company for disadvantaged 14-19 year olds in Southampton. Solent Mind is the “largest third sector provider of mental health services in Hampshire” supporting almost 20000 people in 2020/21 through a range of projects across the county. The two organisations have been working together on different projects since 2018 offering creative opportunities to address the needs and interests of the young people they work with. This project is to offer one year of creative and theatre workshops for a cohort of 14-25 year olds with long term health conditions and mental health needs and older people with mild-moderate dementia. This will be followed by a year ‘touring’ a created play across Hampshire. T
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£92,622	11/08/2020	"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."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	19/02/2019	Upturn

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 24-68

ABDUL HASEEB SHAKOOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Commercial Manager

DENISE GILLIAN VINE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Local Government Manager

GARETH GEORGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Police Officer

HELEN FUGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Talent

JOHN WILDERSPIN (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Independent Consultant

LUCY ANN ROBINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor, Other trusteeship: THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST,

NEIL SINGH SAHOTA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Planner

RICHARD FRANK PULLEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

ROBIN GOATER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: MAYFIELD NURSERIES, FRIENDS OF ST CROSS HOSPITAL WINCHESTER,

RUTH POYNER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Communications, Marketing & Visitor Servic

SIMON JAMES WICKES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/06/2000, number: 1081116
Registered at Companies House on 31/05/2000, number: 04004500

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

27/04/2011 - Asset transfer in from BASINGSTOKE ADVOCACY SCHEME
03/06/2014 - Asset transfer in from FAREHAM AND GOSPORT MIND LIMITED

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 15 days late,

Main office

Solent Mind
15-16 The Avenue
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1XF

Objectives

3.1 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 IN PRINCIPALLY IN SOUTHAMPTON AND ALSO IN HAMPSHIRE, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND BORDERING AREAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) (HEREINAFTER CALLED MIND) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF MIND; AND3.2 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MENTAL ABILITY WHETHER RESULTING IN PHYSICAL MENTAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES AND PERSONS SUFFERING HARDSHIP OR NEED AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF SUCH CONDITION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTHAMPTON AND ALSO IN HAMPSHIRE, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND BORDERING AREAS

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