Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE ASSOCIATION FOR PASTORAL CARE IN MENTAL HEALTH

The charity's main activities are (a) the provision of drop-in facilities and befriending schemes through its own branches (b) the encouragement of others to provide similar activities and appropriate pastoral care and (c) awareness and the provision of a forum for sharing experiences and ideas through its newsletter and web-site.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
30/09/23		£6	£9	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/09/22		£7	£9	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/09/21		£11	£12	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/09/20		£2	£9	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/19		£3	£16	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/18		£13	£19	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/17		£9	£16	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£12	£23	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£9	£18	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£5	£16	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13	*	£11	£13	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£7	£29	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£11	£18	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£4	£18	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£14	£14	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£49	£12	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£120	£14	£106	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£8	£10	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£17	£10	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£20	£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 24 years

www.beingalongside.org.uk

admin@beingalongside.org.uk

02033972497

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-63

REV CATHRYN WILES Appointed: 2023

BENJAMIN WILSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Communications, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETERS CHURCH, CROYDON,

DR CLIVE TIMEHIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant Psychiatrist

HELEN WINIFRED TROUT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BATTERSEA BEFRIENDING NETWORK (BBN),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2000, number: 1081642
Registered at Companies House on 28/03/2000, number: 03957730

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR13: 118 days late,

Main office

17 Conifer Close
Church Crookham
Fleet
Hampshire
GU62 6LR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE OF MENTAL ILL-HEALTH AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY ENCOURAGING THE PROVISION OF LOCAL PASTORAL CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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