Overall GiG Score: 21 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

MIND IN SOMERSET 

Provision of services, advice, support, guidance and information in the field of mental health, but not exclusively and may cover other areas of need.
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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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 19 years

www.mindinsomerset.org.uk

info@mindinsomerset.org.uk

01823334906

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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£2,895£2,914£-19£0£959£9333.8124116
31/03/22£2,815£2,692£123£0£979£8743.9108119
31/03/21£2,206£1,922£284£0£856£7614.889120
31/03/20£1,526£1,222£304£0£572£4474.46675
31/03/19£980£923£56£0£269£2453.24875
31/03/18£384£345£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£357£355£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£326£276£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£355£340£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£314£334£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£276£371£-95£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£245£431£-186£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£365£303£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£306£273£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£310£232£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£276£270£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£366£553£-187£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£465£369£97£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 124 employees
  • 116 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Devon, Dorset, North Somerset, Somerset,

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
Wolfson Foundation£60,000
National Lottery Community Fund£54,761
Department for Work and Pensions£45,624
DCMS£29,240
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Somerset
£2,502 21/10/2023
We'll run youth groups in and around Yeovil, covering two age groups: people aged 11 to 18 and 18 to 24. We offer the opportunity to talk, share experiences, and learn tools to build self-esteem.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Somerset
£1,192 21/10/2023
We would like to run youth groups for ages 11–18 and 18–24 in Shepton Mallet and surrounding areas, offering a chance to talk, share experience, and tools to build self-confidence and self-esteem.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Somerset
£2,586 21/10/2023
We would like to run youth groups in Bridgwater and surrounding areas, for 11-18s and 18-24s. This is an opportunity to talk, share experiences, and build self-confidence and self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Empowering Minds
£9,976 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a series of weekly group discussions interactive activities and skill-building exercises for young people aged 11-25 who are experiencing mental ill health. The ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Mind In Somerset
£5,000 22/06/2023
To provide a weekly "Community Day" and peer support project where residents of North Somerset can seek mental health information and support, for themselves and their families and reduce ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Mind in Somerset
£60,000 08/06/2023
Refurbishment to create supported accommodation units in Yeovil for homeless adults with mental health needs
Somerset Community Foundation - Running community growing, cooking and healthy eating activities in Yeovil
£5,000 28/07/2022
Running community growing, cooking and healthy eating activities in Yeovil
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mind in Somerset
£2,390 23/10/2021
We would like to get our gardening project up and running again, benefiting the local community by offering a mental health service, reducing social isolation, and providing produce to share locally.
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Support for people in Yeovil with poor mental health
£3,000 18/12/2020
6
Support for people in Yeovil with poor mental health
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£29,240 23/07/2020
"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 Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Mind In Somerset
£4,900 06/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with people suffering from mental or emotional distress in Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Mental health support for young people
£10,000 21/04/2020
4
Mental health support for young people during coronavirus
National Lottery Community Fund - Somerset Wellbeing Friends
£44,785 16/07/2019
24
The funding will go towards creating a loneliness project to increase social connections, help people build strong and meaningful relationships and create a sense of belonging within local ....more
Department for Work and Pensions - FSF Avon Somerset Gloucestershire District Grant 01 Somerset Mental Health Support
£45,624 01/04/2019
To provide support for claimants with mental health conditions in Somerset and North Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation - Minehead Art group and Taunton Art Group
£3,327 12/03/2018
12
Therapeutic art groups
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mind in Taunton and West Somerset
£18,000 28/03/2013
This MIND supports mental health needs in Taunton and West Somerset. It seeks staff and related core costs for outreach and advice work. This will help 100 people per year to access support services, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-85
  • RUTH MORLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Corporate Communications
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2005, number: 1109626
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2004, number: 05148414
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investment
  • 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
18 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 29 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 24 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOUTH SOMERSET MIND on 17/10/2020
  • Asset transfer in from YEOVIL COUNSELLING AND PREGNANCY CRISIS TRUST on 06/02/2024
Main office

Mind in Somerset
Sussex Lodge
44 Station Road
TAUNTON
TA1 1NS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH, BY DELIVERING INCLUSIVE SERVICES, WHICH ENCOMPASS REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS REQUIRING SUPPORT OR ADVICE AND WORKING TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, BY RAISING AWARENESS, PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND CHALLENGING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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