Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • 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: 18 ?

MIND IN MID HERTS 

The main aim of Mind is to improve the life of anyone experiencing mental health difficulties. In liaison with various other statutory and voluntary agencies, we aim to enable our service users to lead a healthier, happier, more independent life.
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 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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*£1,218£1,283£-65£96£832£1821.75350
31/03/22£989£984£4£53£902£2012.444105
31/03/21£1,169£810£359£51£889£1732.63670
31/03/20£721£739£-19£38£515£1091.83540
31/03/19£1,045£657£388£38£545£1452.73180
31/03/18£661£706£-45£60£155£1552.6360
31/03/17£661£655£6£72£200£1953.6330
31/03/16£568£563£5£58£194£1763.8300
31/03/15£486£472£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£469£544£-75£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£514£525£-11£145£250£2505.7150
31/03/12£476£488£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£674£506£168£101£272£2175.180
31/03/10£451£436£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£360£354£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£174£177£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£110£130£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£113£125£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£78£87£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 20 years

www.mindinmidherts.org.uk

admin@mindinmidherts.org.uk

01727865070

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 53 employees
  • 50 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£39,390
Lloyds Bank Foundation£10,180
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£9,920
National Lottery Community Fund£9,894
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Mid Herts
£2,038 21/10/2023
The 'Get Set to Go' project uses sport and leisure activities to support mental health by building peer relationships to reduce isolation, build confidence and connect people living in Hertfordshire.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Mind In Mid Herts
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 11/08/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteering for mental health
£9,894 06/08/2021
The funding will be used to deliver a support programme for people living with poor mental health. The project aims to encourage reengagement reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£39,390 13/08/2020
"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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Mind In Mid Herts
£7,930 23/07/2020
Grant to Mind In Mid Herts meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Living Well
£4,920 06/04/2020
Grant to Mind in Mid Herts
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - North Herts Outreach
£5,000 27/02/2020
Grant to Mind in Mid Herts
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Mid Herts
£5,680 15/11/2019
We want to combat the suicidal feelings that lead one person in the UK to take their own life very 82 minutes.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 29/04/2019
Wellbeing in Stevenage and Welwyn & Hatfield
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£12,379 01/04/2019
This is a new project which will be delivered in Stevenage and more rural neighbouring communities, targeting those with mental health issues. Running four separate courses involving drama, poetry ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mind In Mid Herts
£99,443 27/03/2019
36
Mind in Mid Herts delivers a range prevention, well being & recovery support. Its Stepping Stones project provides person-centred support to those exiting secondary services bridging the gap ....more
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£12,379 02/01/2019
This is a new project which will be delivered in Stevenage and more rural neighbouring communities, targeting those with mental health issues. Running four separate courses involving drama, poetry ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Minds
£31,510 26/11/2018
36
Creative Minds
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - North Herts Outreach
£5,000 25/09/2018
11
Grant to Mind in Mid Herts
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Abilities and Confidence (Pilot)
£9,935 12/07/2017
12
The funding will be used to pilot a new project for individuals with mental health problems to improve their personal skills, recovery, and help them find work. The project aims to reach out to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to MIND in Mid Herts
£90,000 10/03/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of the Wellbeing Centre in Stevenage, which provides advice and support to people in Hertfordshire with mental health needs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mind - In Mid Herts
£67,321 09/09/2015
36
providing support on prevention, recovery and maintenance of good mental health with it's discharge programme supporting those returning to the community. The grant will fund salaries, training, ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to MIND in Mid Herts
£84,000 13/06/2013
24
towards two years' salary of the Co-ordinator and associated running costs of a centre for people with mental health probems in Hertfordshire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-64
  • DANIELLE ADAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Pharmacist And Phd Student
  • ISAAC KENYON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Associate Geoscientist
  • PAUL RONALD (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2004, number: 1101678
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/04/2003, number: 04746078
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
19 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR07: 29 days late, AR06: 0 days late,
Main office

FAO THE ADMINISTRATOR
11 HATFIELD ROAD
ST ALBANS
HERTS.
AL1 3RR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND THE SAFEGUARDING 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 ASSOCIATION WITH MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) (NATIONAL MIND) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF NATIONAL MIND

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE ST ALBANS, HARPENDEN, WELYN AND HATFIELD IN HERTFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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