Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 16

NIGHTLINE ASSOCIATION

The Nightline Association is the umbrella body for Nightlines in the UK. Nightlines are confidential, anonymous, non-judgmental, non-directive, and non-advisory listening services run by students for students. We support, promote, and develop Nightlines by providing guidance on best practice, carrying out quality assurance, maintaining a wide range of IT services and tools, and organising events

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£87	£87	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£61	£62	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£73	£60	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£76	£80	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£114	£39	£75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£35	£65	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£135	£67	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£72	£70	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£75	£56	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£53	£53	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£48	£55	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£50	£31	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11?		£1	£32	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£59	£48	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	*	£64	£49	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£30	£24	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£3	£1	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.nightline.ac.uk

enquiries@nightline.ac.uk

07396712219

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Nightline Association
£5,000	13/10/2023 12	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,000	05/08/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Comic Relief - Increasing access to quality listening support services at night for students delivered by students
£113,130	28/01/2015 36	Mental health problems for students are not uncommon. Nightlines are student-run services to listen to students who want to discuss the problems they are facing. The Nightline Association is the umbrella organisation for Nightlines across the UK. ....more Mental health problems for students are not uncommon. Nightlines are student-run services to listen to students who want to discuss the problems they are facing. The Nightline Association is the umbrella organisation for Nightlines across the UK. Our funding will pay for a worker to support the volunteers who run both the Association and Nightlines. The grant will enable the Association to ensure that Nightlines are supported around issues such as funding and quality thus enabling the volunteers to continue their commitment to this important service.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-52

CASSANDRA KAMARA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Volunteering And Local Group Development

CHRISTOPHER BARNES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Director (Operations)

HELEN BEDSER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Chief Executive

JOSH FOGG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Phd Student

MARTIN SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant

MATTHEW AXBEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Teacher

MEGAN HASKINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Policy And Research Coordinator

PAOLA LUCIANA IGARTEBURU Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Global Head Of Business Intelligence Solutions

PETER SEQUEIRA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

PROFESSOR MICHAEL SANDERS (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of Public Policy

VERONIKA DVORAKOVA Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2006, number: 1112793
Registered at Companies House on 26/04/2005, number: 05436297

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR10: 1 days late, AR09: 124 days late,

Main office

Lytchett House
13 Freeland Park
Wareham Road
Poole
Dorset
BH16 6FA

Objectives

3. OBJECTS 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 3.1.1 THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG STUDENTS EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE, DESPAIR OR DISTRESS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF MENTAL ILLNESS AT ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE UK AND EQUIVALENT INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE THE UK BY FACILITATING, SUPPORTING AND IMPROVING THE PROVISION OF LISTENING AND OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED; AND3.1.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG STUDENTS.3.2 NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

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