Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH 

To provide support to people living with or recovering from mental ill health in Derbyshire.
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
  • 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:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 17 years

www.dfmh.co.uk

mainoffice@dfmh.co.uk

01629733915

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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*£796£761£35£0£266£1221.9255
31/03/22£658£673£-15£0£230£2203.9304
31/03/21£485£460£24n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£395£372£23n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£308£311£-3n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£269£290£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£357£346£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£343£333£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£396£358£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£367£374£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£392£415£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£428£441£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£491£456£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£453£421£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£437£392£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£373£359£14£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 46%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 5 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£19,203
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Co-Operative Group£9,363
Lloyds Bank Foundation£6,327
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£2,634 22/10/2022
We'd like to pay an individual to run our wellbeing groups, and manage activities at the Flower in the Field Garden project in Darley Dale.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£3,353 23/10/2021
We'd like to provide support for individuals living with a mental health illness, and give them access to activities, festivals, carnivals and other social events in their community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Garden for Mental Wellbeing
£3,578 08/09/2021
The funding is being used to turn the community space into a calm vibrant garden where people living with mental health problems can grow their own food and contribute to outdoor cooking sessions. ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£3,376 24/10/2020
We aim to support local people living with mental health issues to go to community events/activities/markets and festivals on the weekend.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£6,327 23/07/2020
Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,203 17/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 15/07/2020
"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 The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£5,000 08/06/2020
COVID19 : Purchase IT equipment for a charity that supports those with mental health issues in Derbyshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/04/2019
Core Costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£2,710 19/11/2018
We want to expand the activities and services we provide to local individuals living with mental health illnesses, at our Hub services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Support Volunteer Project
£10,000 24/01/2018
12
Mental health volunteers will be recruited to support various community activities. This will enhance their service by enabling greater access for people to support their wellbeing.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£72,053 30/11/2017
36
The grant will support the salary of the CEO of this Derbyshire based mental health charity.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£3,157 29/11/2017
We would like to increase the support time available to individuals at our garden project - Flowers in the Field, Darley Dale, Matlock.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£15,000 25/08/2017
12
over one year as continuation funding for young people's support service Bridging the Gap
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£2,607 04/08/2017
A sensory garden and vegetable patch will offer independence and well-being to individuals suffering from mental illness.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£4,000 19/04/2017
Advice and information and support groups for people experiencing mental ill health.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£50,000 14/07/2014
36
over three years towards the running costs of the Bridging the Gap project for young people with mental health issues
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health
£21,600 29/01/2014
The charity provides support for those with ill mental health across rural Derbyshire. The grant will help the charity to establish telephone support line, providing to one support for those with ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-73
  • ANDREW MARTIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Development Manager
  • LEE MELLOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Communications Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2006, number: 1117141
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2006, number: 05758432
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
  • 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
16 returns made; AR23: 68 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from GREENAWAY WORKSHOP on 30/03/2023
Main office

DERBYS FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Unit 7
Lime Tree Business Park
Lime Tree Road
MATLOCK
DE4 3EJ

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH IN DERBYSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE.B) TO ACT AS A FEDERATION FOR SELF HELP GROUPS WHO ASSIST PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL PROBLEMS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DERBYSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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