Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 11

SANDWELL AFRICAN CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation provides services predominantly for Black African, Caribbean, Black dual heritage adults recovering from mental illness and the wider community. Beneficiaries reside in and around Sandwell. We offer support focused on, recovery, employment, peer support, ex-offenders, volunteering, activities, carers, user forum, outreach, and family support.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 24 years

www.sacmhf.co.uk

info@sacmhf.co.uk

01215251629

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		£386	£404	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22		£370	£389	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£354	£263	£91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£264	£241	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19		£227	£226	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/18		£208	£173	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£140	£169	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£188	£185	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£191	£179	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£167	£159	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£177	£177	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£225	£225	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£244	£257	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£258	£264	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£246	£257	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£220	£254	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£233	£219	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£224	£192	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£138	£151	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£132	£121	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Sandwell,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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

Henry Smith Charity	£203,600
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
DCMS	£29,001

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
£114,600	17/05/2022 36	towards three years‘ running costs of a young persons‘ wellbeing support service, providing peer support and offering local schools and youth services early intervention wellbeing services in ....more towards three years‘ running costs of a young persons‘ wellbeing support service, providing peer support and offering local schools and youth services early intervention wellbeing services in Sandwell, West Midlands.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
£50,000	29/07/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£29,001	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."
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
£89,000	11/09/2019 36	towards three years' project costs of an outreach wellbeing, recovery and socialisation activities service for people with mental health issues in the African Caribbean community in West Bromwich, ....more towards three years' project costs of an outreach wellbeing, recovery and socialisation activities service for people with mental health issues in the African Caribbean community in West Bromwich, Sandwell
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Futures
£153,808	04/07/2018 36	This funding will be used to support people from the black, Asian or ethnic minority community who are experiencing mental health problems. The project will deliver a holistic, mental wellbeing ....more This funding will be used to support people from the black, Asian or ethnic minority community who are experiencing mental health problems. The project will deliver a holistic, mental wellbeing programme which provides psychological, physical, cultural, practical, social and vocational training for ex-offenders and their families. This will equip people who have left prison with essential life skills to rebuild their lives and manage the distress of their mental health condition.
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer 2 Peer Project
£8,434	22/03/2017 12	The funding will be used to work with people from the black minority ethnic community with mental health problems and to provide home visits to isolated people. This will support the mental wellbeing ....more The funding will be used to work with people from the black minority ethnic community with mental health problems and to provide home visits to isolated people. This will support the mental wellbeing of people by reducing their feelings of isolation.
Comic Relief - Nia Development Project
£31,274	30/11/2016 24	Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation provides outreach and family and carers support, and counselling and social welfare to black adults with mental health issues across Sandwell and ....more Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation provides outreach and family and carers support, and counselling and social welfare to black adults with mental health issues across Sandwell and West Birmingham. It is the only black led mental health support service in the area and has helped hundreds of clients to remain independent and reduce hospital admissions, and supported family members and carers to maintain their health and wellbeing. The grant will contribute towards the salary costs of the Chief Officer and external consultancy support and training costs so that the organisation can focus on developing its business plan and financial sustainability.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
£31,200	28/03/2014	Practical support for adults with mental ill health in Sandwell to access training skills, exercise and guidance to re-build lives and employability. Plus the establishment of Community Champions ....more Practical support for adults with mental ill health in Sandwell to access training skills, exercise and guidance to re-build lives and employability. Plus the establishment of Community Champions from this peer group to continue support in the community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-69

DONALD WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chaplain

EL MUSA PUJEH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Lecturer

MARCIA WILSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Housing Manager

RICHARD MCDONALD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2000, number: 1082017
Registered at Companies House on 30/05/2000, number: 04004120

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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; AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

THE KUUMBA CENTRE
BOULTON ROAD
WEST BROMWICH
B70 6NW

Objectives

The relief of suffering predominantly for Black African, Caribbean and Black dual heritage inhabitants of the area of benefit experiencing or recovering from mental illness, their families, carers and the wider community, In particular but not exclusively through the provision of a range of holistic and culturally responsive services including education, training, peer support, volunteering, health information, group work, user led and social activities to support longer periods of good wellbeing, recovery and independence for the said inhabitants

Defined Area of Benefit:

SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS

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