Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 1

LET'S CONNECT (ENG) LTD

Let's Connect objectives are:Establishing client's goals and strengths. The resulting treatment plan may include:Talking therapy;Practical help;Supporting engagement in social activities;Physical activity;Workshops to (i) address conditions such as depression (ii) teach relaxation skills Courses designed to build confidence to enter education, volunteering or employment

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£632	£712	£-80	£0	£244	£250	4.2	25	5
31/03/22		£455	£559	£-104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£485	£483	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£1,519	£1,574	£-55	£0	£426	£396	3	52	15
31/03/19		£1,620	£1,695	£-75	£0	£481	£454	3.2	58	5
31/03/18	*	£1,640	£1,598	£42	£0	£556	£505	3.8	57	0
31/03/17		£1,517	£1,470	£47	£0	£514	£514	4.2	52	0
31/03/16	*	£1,275	£1,263	£12	£0	£468	£442	4.2	56	0
31/03/15		£1,139	£1,053	£86	£0	£456	£372	4.2	44	0
31/03/14		£957	£877	£81	£0	£370	£310	4.2	32	0
31/03/13		£727	£745	£-18	£0	£290	£267	4.3	31	0
31/03/12		£882	£1,059	£-177	£0	£307	£243	2.8	42	0
31/03/11	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/10		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/03/09		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 102%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

https://www.letsconnect-eng.co.uk/

information@letsconnect-eng.co.uk

01429269303

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-tees,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Let's Connect Too
£195,000	17/11/2021 36	The project will use the funding over three years to continue building a mental health safety project for the most vulnerable and highest risk people and communities living and working in Hartlepool. ....more The project will use the funding over three years to continue building a mental health safety project for the most vulnerable and highest risk people and communities living and working in Hartlepool. The project will work with other local organisations and bodies to build community capacity and resilience with the aim to reduce isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - Keep Connecting
£22,365	16/12/2020	Keep Connecting
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Mental Health Safety Net
£71,400	26/05/2020 6	The funding will provide an extensive mental health safety net for the most vulnerable and highest risk living & working in Hartlepool throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hartlepool and East Durham Mind
£17,100	27/09/2013	This Branch of MIND works across the Borough of Hartlepool and the Eastern part of County Durham supporting people with Mental Health problems.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

DR CHARLOTTE LOUISE AYRES NICHOLSON Appointed: 2023

EMILIE SUSAN DE BRUIJN Appointed: 2021

IAN CAWLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: General Manager

PETER STUART MAYES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Mental Health

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/09/2008, number: 1125924
Registered at Companies House on 13/02/2008, number: 06502878

Gift Aid

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
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

15 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR11: 2 days late,

Main office

Lets Connect (England) Ltd
1 Tees Street
HARTLEPOOL
Cleveland
TS24 8HB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION 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 HARTLEPOOL AND SURROUNDING AREAS ( EXCLUDING AREAS THAT ARE SERVICED BY OTHER MIND ORGANISATIONS ) THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF MIND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HARTLEPOOL

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